diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9e2e15837f..1731d5d3d2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ ASTCFLAGS+=-pipe -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declar
 ASTCFLAGS+=-include $(ASTTOPDIR)/include/asterisk/autoconfig.h
 
 ifeq ($(AST_DEVMODE),yes)
-  ASTCFLAGS+=-Werror  -Wunused -Wdeclaration-after-statement
+  ASTCFLAGS+=-Werror  -Wunused $(AST_DECLARATION_AFTER_STATEMENT)
 endif
 
 ifneq ($(findstring BSD,$(OSARCH)),)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 37513f859d..b55306b52f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ LIBOBJS
 POW_LIB
 GC_CFLAGS
 GC_LDFLAGS
+AST_DECLARATION_AFTER_STATEMENT
 GSM_INTERNAL
 KDEINIT
 KDEDIR
@@ -11848,13 +11849,11 @@ _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <sys/types.h> /* for off_t */
-     #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 int
 main ()
 {
-int (*fp) (FILE *, off_t, int) = fseeko;
-     return fseeko (stdin, 0, 0) && fp (stdin, 0, 0);
+return fseeko (stdin, 0, 0) && (fseeko) (stdin, 0, 0);
   ;
   return 0;
 }
@@ -11894,13 +11893,11 @@ cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 #define _LARGEFILE_SOURCE 1
-#include <sys/types.h> /* for off_t */
-     #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
 int
 main ()
 {
-int (*fp) (FILE *, off_t, int) = fseeko;
-     return fseeko (stdin, 0, 0) && fp (stdin, 0, 0);
+return fseeko (stdin, 0, 0) && (fseeko) (stdin, 0, 0);
   ;
   return 0;
 }
@@ -15265,6 +15262,19 @@ CFLAGS="${saved_CFLAGS}"
 
 
 
+{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for -Wdeclaration-after-statement support" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for -Wdeclaration-after-statement support... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if $(${CC} -Wdeclaration-after-statement -S -o /dev/null -xc /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1); then
+   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
+   AST_DECLARATION_AFTER_STATEMENT=-Wdeclaration-after-statement
+else
+	{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
+	AST_DECLARATION_AFTER_STATEMENT=
+fi
+
+
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for res_ninit" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for res_ninit... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
@@ -32082,6 +32092,7 @@ LIBOBJS!$LIBOBJS$ac_delim
 POW_LIB!$POW_LIB$ac_delim
 GC_CFLAGS!$GC_CFLAGS$ac_delim
 GC_LDFLAGS!$GC_LDFLAGS$ac_delim
+AST_DECLARATION_AFTER_STATEMENT!$AST_DECLARATION_AFTER_STATEMENT$ac_delim
 GSM_INTERNAL!$GSM_INTERNAL$ac_delim
 KDEINIT!$KDEINIT$ac_delim
 KDEDIR!$KDEDIR$ac_delim
@@ -32115,7 +32126,7 @@ CURL_CONFIG!$CURL_CONFIG$ac_delim
 LTLIBOBJS!$LTLIBOBJS$ac_delim
 _ACEOF
 
-  if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 91; then
+  if test `sed -n "s/.*$ac_delim\$/X/p" conf$$subs.sed | grep -c X` = 92; then
     break
   elif $ac_last_try; then
     { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: could not make $CONFIG_STATUS" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 770334f64f..2cbb48a273 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -319,6 +319,16 @@ CFLAGS="${saved_CFLAGS}"
 AC_SUBST(GC_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GC_LDFLAGS)
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING(for -Wdeclaration-after-statement support)
+if $(${CC} -Wdeclaration-after-statement -S -o /dev/null -xc /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&1); then
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+   AST_DECLARATION_AFTER_STATEMENT=-Wdeclaration-after-statement
+else
+	AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+	AST_DECLARATION_AFTER_STATEMENT=
+fi
+AC_SUBST(AST_DECLARATION_AFTER_STATEMENT)
+
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for res_ninit)
 AC_LINK_IFELSE(
 	AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <resolv.h>],
diff --git a/makeopts.in b/makeopts.in
index 52e1e6bdc8..4d582c7f7e 100644
--- a/makeopts.in
+++ b/makeopts.in
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ sysconfdir = @sysconfdir@
 
 AST_DEVMODE=@AST_DEVMODE@
 
+AST_DECLARATION_AFTER_STATEMENT=@AST_DECLARATION_AFTER_STATEMENT@
+
 ASOUND_INCLUDE=@ALSA_INCLUDE@
 ASOUND_LIB=@ALSA_LIB@