diff --git a/m4/jm-macros.m4 b/m4/jm-macros.m4
index b90149ee0..7c45af20b 100644
--- a/m4/jm-macros.m4
+++ b/m4/jm-macros.m4
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_MACROS],
   AC_CHECK_FUNC([fchdir], , [AC_LIBOBJ(fchdir-stub)])
 
   AC_REQUIRE([gl_FUNC_FREE])
+  AC_REQUIRE([gl_FUNC_CHDIR])
 ])
 
 # These tests must be run before any use of AC_CHECK_TYPE,