diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a80c05d1..938c0191 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
 ]], [[
     return 0;
 ]])],
+              [je_cv_cflags_appended=$1]
               AC_MSG_RESULT([yes]),
+              [je_cv_cflags_appended=]
               AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
               [CFLAGS="${TCFLAGS}"]
 )
@@ -128,6 +130,9 @@ if test "x$CFLAGS" = "x" ; then
   no_CFLAGS="yes"
   if test "x$GCC" = "xyes" ; then
     JE_CFLAGS_APPEND([-std=gnu99])
+    if test "x$je_cv_cflags_appended" = "x-std=gnu99" ; then
+      AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([JEMALLOC_HAS_RESTRICT])
+    fi
     JE_CFLAGS_APPEND([-Wall])
     JE_CFLAGS_APPEND([-pipe])
     JE_CFLAGS_APPEND([-g3])
diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_defs.h.in b/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_defs.h.in
index 752bb103..e3758e47 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_defs.h.in
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_defs.h.in
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@
  */
 #undef JEMALLOC_HAS_ALLOCA_H
 
+/* C99 restrict keyword supported. */
+#undef JEMALLOC_HAS_RESTRICT
+
 /* sizeof(int) == 2^LG_SIZEOF_INT. */
 #undef LG_SIZEOF_INT
 
diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_macros.h b/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_macros.h
index 70602ee8..4e239230 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_macros.h
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_macros.h
@@ -45,3 +45,7 @@
 #ifndef __DECONST
 #  define	__DECONST(type, var)	((type)(uintptr_t)(const void *)(var))
 #endif
+
+#ifndef JEMALLOC_HAS_RESTRICT
+#  define restrict
+#endif