diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 558489ce..7544f57e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1845,6 +1845,17 @@ if test "x${je_cv_madvise}" = "xyes" ; then
     AC_DEFINE([JEMALLOC_PURGE_MADVISE_DONTNEED], [ ])
   fi
 
+  dnl Check for madvise(..., MADV_DO[NT]DUMP).
+  JE_COMPILABLE([madvise(..., MADV_DO[[NT]]DUMP)], [
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+], [
+	madvise((void *)0, 0, MADV_DONTDUMP);
+	madvise((void *)0, 0, MADV_DODUMP);
+], [je_cv_madv_dontdump])
+  if test "x${je_cv_madv_dontdump}" = "xyes" ; then
+    AC_DEFINE([JEMALLOC_MADVISE_DONTDUMP], [ ])
+  fi
+ 
   dnl Check for madvise(..., MADV_[NO]HUGEPAGE).
   JE_COMPILABLE([madvise(..., MADV_[[NO]]HUGEPAGE)], [
 #include <sys/mman.h>
diff --git a/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_defs.h.in b/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_defs.h.in
index b56f21f8..aadfbed4 100644
--- a/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_defs.h.in
+++ b/include/jemalloc/internal/jemalloc_internal_defs.h.in
@@ -288,6 +288,11 @@
 /* Defined if madvise(2) is available but MADV_FREE is not (x86 Linux only). */
 #undef JEMALLOC_DEFINE_MADVISE_FREE
 
+/*
+ * Defined if MADV_DO[NT]DUMP is supported as an argument to madvise.
+ */
+#undef JEMALLOC_MADVISE_DONTDUMP
+
 /*
  * Defined if transparent huge pages (THPs) are supported via the
  * MADV_[NO]HUGEPAGE arguments to madvise(2), and THP support is enabled.