diff --git a/kdat/CMakeLists.txt b/kdat/CMakeLists.txt
index 4adf4fb..69491a4 100644
--- a/kdat/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/kdat/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # This file is genereted by trinity-automake-cmake-convert script by Fat-Zer
 
+##### configure checks
+
+include( ConfigureChecks.cmake )
+
+
 add_subdirectory( pics )
 
 include_directories(
diff --git a/kdat/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/kdat/ConfigureChecks.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89facde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kdat/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#################################################
+#
+#  Improvements and feedback are welcome
+#
+#  This file is released under GPL >= 3
+#
+#################################################
+
+check_cxx_source_compiles("
+    #include <sys/mtio.h>
+    int main() {
+      struct mtget tapeStatus;
+      return GMT_EOF ( tapeStatus.mt_gstat );
+    }"
+    HAVE_MTGET_GSTAT
+)
+if( NOT HAVE_MTGET_GSTAT )
+    tde_message_fatal( "It is required to build kdat, but mtget does not contain mt_gstat." )
+endif( )