diff --git a/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index d83810a7..9a12bbbd 100644
--- a/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -62,6 +62,8 @@ check_symbol_exists(inotify_init1 "sys/inotify.h"           HAVE_INOTIFY_INIT1)
 check_symbol_exists(SCM_RIGHTS    "sys/types.h;sys/socket.h;sys/un.h" HAVE_UNIX_FD_PASSING)
 check_symbol_exists(prctl        "sys/prctl.h"              HAVE_PRCTL)
 check_symbol_exists(raise        "signal.h"                 HAVE_RAISE)
+check_symbol_exists(getrlimit    "sys/resource.h;sys/time.h" HAVE_GETRLIMIT)
+check_symbol_exists(setrlimit    "sys/resource.h;sys/time.h" HAVE_SETRLIMIT)
 
 check_struct_member(cmsgcred cmcred_pid "sys/types.h sys/socket.h" HAVE_CMSGCRED)   #  dbus-sysdeps.c
 
diff --git a/cmake/config.h.cmake b/cmake/config.h.cmake
index efba76d1..e487acdf 100644
--- a/cmake/config.h.cmake
+++ b/cmake/config.h.cmake
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_ACCEPT4 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_DIRFD 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_INOTIFY_INIT1 1
+#cmakedefine HAVE_GETRLIMIT 1
+#cmakedefine HAVE_SETRLIMIT 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_UNIX_FD_PASSING 1
 
 // structs