diff --git a/development/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake b/development/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
index e666a7f461..289bccddfa 100644
--- a/development/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/ConfigureChecks.cmake
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ check_function_exists(gettext HAVE_GETTEXT)
 check_function_exists(_getpid HAVE__GETPID)
 check_function_exists(mkdir  HAVE_MKDIR)
 check_function_exists(_mkdir HAVE__MKDIR)
+check_function_exists(setenv HAVE_SETENV)
 check_function_exists(putenv HAVE_PUTENV)
 check_function_exists(fcntl HAVE_FCNTL)
 check_function_exists(strerror HAVE_STRERROR)
diff --git a/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.cmake b/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.cmake
index 67b7744929..a35f5b3137 100644
--- a/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.cmake
+++ b/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.cmake
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #cmakedefine HAVE_MKDIR 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE__MKDIR 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_PUTENV 1
+#cmakedefine HAVE_SETENV 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_STRERROR 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_STD_COUNT 1
 #cmakedefine HAVE_ASPRINTF 1
diff --git a/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.msvc b/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.msvc
index fe08ab939c..5f72f2190d 100644
--- a/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.msvc
+++ b/development/cmake/configCompiler.h.msvc
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #define HAVE__GETPID 1
 #define HAVE_MKDIR 1
 #define HAVE__MKDIR 1
+#define HAVE_SETENV 1
 #define HAVE_PUTENV 1
 #define HAVE_MKTEMP 1
 /* #undef HAVE_MKSTEMP 1 */