diff --git a/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index 0e143112..090c73b7 100644
--- a/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -21,7 +21,25 @@ check_type_size( "long" SIZEOF_LONG BUILTIN_TYPES_ONLY )
 
 check_include_file( stdint.h HAVE_STDINT_H )
 check_include_file( systems.h HAVE_SYSTEMS_H )
-check_include_file( linux/inotify.h HAVE_INOTIFY )
+
+##### check for inotify ###########################
+
+# if( WITH_INOTIFY )
+  check_include_file( "inotify.h" INOTIFY_FOUND )
+  check_include_file( "sys/inotify.h" INOTIFY_SYS_FOUND )
+  if( NOT INOTIFY_FOUND )
+    if( NOT INOTIFY_SYS_FOUND )
+      message(FATAL_ERROR "\ninotify support was requested, but inotify was not found on your system" )
+    endif( NOT INOTIFY_SYS_FOUND )
+  endif( NOT INOTIFY_FOUND )
+  if( INOTIFY_FOUND )
+      set( HAVE_INOTIFY 1 )
+  endif( INOTIFY_FOUND )
+  if( INOTIFY_SYS_FOUND )
+      set( HAVE_INOTIFY 1 )
+      set( HAVE_SYS_INOTIFY 1 )
+  endif( INOTIFY_SYS_FOUND )
+# endif( )
 
 check_function_exists( statvfs HAVE_STATVFS )