diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3ff72afe67f..c275b1a096a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ need_cmd cmp
 need_cmd mkdir
 need_cmd printf
 need_cmd cut
+need_cmd head
 need_cmd grep
 need_cmd xargs
 need_cmd cp