diff --git a/development/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/development/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index a66a85fa4d..a10bfd2e06 100644
--- a/development/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ check_function_exists(getegid HAVE_GETEGID)
 check_function_exists(getgid HAVE_GETGID)
 check_function_exists(getuid HAVE_GETUID)
 check_function_exists(wcslen HAVE_WCSLEN)
+check_function_exists(mkfifo HAVE_MKFIFO)
 
 check_symbol_exists(alloca "malloc.h" HAVE_SYMBOL_ALLOCA)
 check_symbol_exists(asprintf "stdio.h" HAVE_ASPRINTF)
diff --git a/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.cmake b/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.cmake
index c4a984e3e2..3b45cb7d16 100644
--- a/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.cmake
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_GETGID 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_GETUID 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_WCSLEN 1
+#cmakedefine HAVE_MKFIFO 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_WPRINTF 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_LONG_LONG 1
diff --git a/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.msvc b/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.msvc
index e9c0381911..63c4b57da2 100644
--- a/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.msvc
+++ b/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.msvc
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@
 /* #undef HAVE_GETGID 1 */
 /* #undef HAVE_GETUID 1 */
 #define HAVE_WCSLEN 1
+/* #undef HAVE_MKFIFO 1 */
 #define HAVE_WPRINTF 1
 #define HAVE_LONG_DOUBLE 1
 #define HAVE_LONG_LONG 1