diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1d94acda2c..38f45f3e58 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1391,6 +1391,31 @@ EOF
 #if !defined(HVM_MAX_VCPUS)
 # error HVM_MAX_VCPUS not defined
 #endif
+int main(void) {
+  xc_interface *xc;
+  xs_daemon_open();
+  xc = xc_interface_open(0, 0, 0);
+  xc_hvm_set_mem_type(0, 0, HVMMEM_ram_ro, 0, 0);
+  xc_gnttab_open(NULL, 0);
+  xc_domain_add_to_physmap(0, 0, XENMAPSPACE_gmfn, 0, 0);
+  xc_hvm_inject_msi(xc, 0, 0xf0000000, 0x00000000);
+  return 0;
+}
+EOF
+      compile_prog "" "$xen_libs"
+    ) ; then
+    xen_ctrl_version=420
+    xen=yes
+
+  elif (
+      cat > $TMPC <<EOF
+#include <xenctrl.h>
+#include <xs.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <xen/hvm/hvm_info_table.h>
+#if !defined(HVM_MAX_VCPUS)
+# error HVM_MAX_VCPUS not defined
+#endif
 int main(void) {
   xc_interface *xc;
   xs_daemon_open();