diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8dcb9965b2..942c531cce 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4440,6 +4440,19 @@ if compile_prog "" "" ; then
     st_atim=yes
 fi
 
+##########################################
+# check if we have sigev_notify_thread_id
+
+sigev_notify_thread_id=no
+cat > $TMPC << EOF
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <signal.h>
+int main(void) { return offsetof(struct sigevent, sigev_notify_thread_id); }
+EOF
+if compile_prog "" "" ; then
+    sigev_notify_thread_id=yes
+fi
+
 ##########################################
 # check if trace backend exists
 
@@ -5692,6 +5705,9 @@ fi
 if test "$st_atim" = "yes" ; then
   echo "HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_ATIM=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
+if test "$sigev_notify_thread_id" = "yes" ; then
+  echo "HAVE_SIGEV_NOTIFY_THREAD_ID=y" >> $config_host_mak
+fi
 if test "$byteswap_h" = "yes" ; then
   echo "CONFIG_BYTESWAP_H=y" >> $config_host_mak
 fi
diff --git a/linux-user/syscall.c b/linux-user/syscall.c
index 70ae8884ee..64bbf331b2 100644
--- a/linux-user/syscall.c
+++ b/linux-user/syscall.c
@@ -7405,6 +7405,10 @@ static inline abi_long host_to_target_timex64(abi_long target_addr,
 }
 #endif
 
+#ifndef HAVE_SIGEV_NOTIFY_THREAD_ID
+#define sigev_notify_thread_id _sigev_un._tid
+#endif
+
 static inline abi_long target_to_host_sigevent(struct sigevent *host_sevp,
                                                abi_ulong target_addr)
 {
@@ -7425,7 +7429,7 @@ static inline abi_long target_to_host_sigevent(struct sigevent *host_sevp,
     host_sevp->sigev_signo =
         target_to_host_signal(tswap32(target_sevp->sigev_signo));
     host_sevp->sigev_notify = tswap32(target_sevp->sigev_notify);
-    host_sevp->_sigev_un._tid = tswap32(target_sevp->_sigev_un._tid);
+    host_sevp->sigev_notify_thread_id = tswap32(target_sevp->_sigev_un._tid);
 
     unlock_user_struct(target_sevp, target_addr, 1);
     return 0;