diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7e9bcdcb..1dbcabb0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -18125,6 +18125,37 @@ $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
 fi
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether we can use inline asm code" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether we can use inline asm code... " >&6; }
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+int a = 42;
+int *pnt = &a;
+__asm__ __volatile__ ("" : : "r"(pnt) : "memory");
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+
+$as_echo "#define HAVE_INLINE_ASM 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+
 HAVE_AMD64_ASM_V=0
 if test "$enable_asm" != "no"; then :