diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 71beb8214b9da..e7a6ce6a7fb6c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ need_cmd uname
 need_cmd date
 need_cmd tr
 need_cmd sed
-
+need_cmd file
 
 msg "inspecting environment"