diff --git a/cf/broken-glob.m4 b/cf/broken-glob.m4
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..84096a508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cf/broken-glob.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+dnl $Id$
+dnl
+dnl check for glob(3)
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN(AC_BROKEN_GLOB,[
+AC_CACHE_CHECK(for working glob, ac_cv_func_glob_working,
+ac_cv_func_glob_working=yes
+AC_TRY_LINK([
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <glob.h>],[
+glob(NULL, GLOB_BRACE|GLOB_NOCHECK|GLOB_QUOTE|GLOB_TILDE, NULL, NULL);
+],:,ac_cv_func_glob_working=no,:))
+: << END
+@@@funcs="$funcs glob"@@@
+END
+if test "$ac_cv_func_glob_working" = yes; then
+	foo=HAVE_GLOB
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED($foo)
+fi
+if test "$ac_cv_func_glob_working" = yes; then
+AC_NEED_PROTO([#include <stdio.h>
+#include <glob.h>],glob)
+fi
+])