@@ -157,11 +157,14 @@
 AC_SUBST(NO_CONST_CFSTRINGS)
 
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(objc/runtime.h,
 	[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_OBJC_RUNTIME_H, 1, [Whether we have objc/runtime.h])])
 
-AC_CHECK_FUNC(objc_sync_enter,, AC_SUBST(OBJC_SYNC_M, "objc_sync.m"))
+AC_CHECK_FUNC(objc_sync_enter,, [
+	AC_SUBST(OBJC_SYNC_M, "objc_sync.m")
+	AC_DEFINE(NEED_OBJC_SYNC_INIT, 1,
+		[Whether objc_sync_init needs to be called])])
 
 test x"$GCC" = x"yes" && CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Werror"
 if test x"$GOBJC" = x"yes"; then
 	old_OBJCFLAGS="$OBJCFLAGS"
 	OBJCFLAGS="$OBJCFLAGS -Werror"