diff --git a/m4/jm-macros.m4 b/m4/jm-macros.m4
index f74a7cd75..1a3f317e1 100644
--- a/m4/jm-macros.m4
+++ b/m4/jm-macros.m4
@@ -227,6 +227,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([jm_MACROS],
   AC_REQUIRE([jm_AC_DOS])
   AC_REQUIRE([AC_FUNC_CANONICALIZE_FILE_NAME])
 
+  # If any of these functions don't exist (e.g. DJGPP 2.03),
+  # use the corresponding stub.
+  AC_CHECK_FUNC([fchown], , [AC_LIBOBJ(fchown-stub)])
+  AC_CHECK_FUNC([lstat], , [AC_LIBOBJ(lstat-stub)])
+  AC_CHECK_FUNC([readlink], , [AC_LIBOBJ(readlink-stub)])
+
 ])
 
 # These tests must be run before any use of AC_CHECK_TYPE,