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diff --git a/m4/ssize_t.m4 b/m4/ssize_t.m4
index 7f2e6d938..19b379fee 100644
--- a/m4/ssize_t.m4
+++ b/m4/ssize_t.m4
@@ -1,19 +1,20 @@
-#serial 1
+# ssize_t.m4 serial 3 (gettext-0.13)
+dnl Copyright (C) 2001-2003 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
+dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
+dnl with or without modifications, as long as this notice is preserved.
 
-dnl From Jim Meyering
+dnl From Bruno Haible.
+dnl Test whether ssize_t is defined.
 
-# If ssize_t is not defined in sys/types.h, define it to `int'.
-
-AC_DEFUN(jm_TYPE_SSIZE_T,
-  [AC_CACHE_CHECK(for ssize_t in sys/types.h, jm_ac_cv_type_ssize_t,
-    [
-      AC_EGREP_HEADER(ssize_t, sys/types.h,
-		      jm_ac_cv_type_ssize_t=yes,
-		      jm_ac_cv_type_ssize_t=no)
-      if test $jm_ac_cv_type_ssize_t = no; then
-	AC_DEFINE(ssize_t, int)
-      fi
-    ]
-   )
-  ]
-)
+AC_DEFUN([gt_TYPE_SSIZE_T],
+[
+  AC_CACHE_CHECK([for ssize_t], gt_cv_ssize_t,
+    [AC_TRY_COMPILE([#include <sys/types.h>],
+       [int x = sizeof (ssize_t *) + sizeof (ssize_t);],
+       gt_cv_ssize_t=yes, gt_cv_ssize_t=no)])
+  if test $gt_cv_ssize_t = no; then
+    AC_DEFINE(ssize_t, int,
+              [Define as a signed type of the same size as size_t.])
+  fi
+])