diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 96e2a44a..e0f7c42b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -11970,7 +11970,200 @@ $as_echo "#define STDC_HEADERS 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 fi
 
-for ac_header in fcntl.h float.h inttypes.h limits.h locale.h malloc.h memory.h stddef.h stdint.h stdlib.h string.h sys/time.h unistd.h
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether time.h and sys/time.h may both be included... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_header_time+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+if ((struct tm *) 0)
+return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_header_time=yes
+else
+  ac_cv_header_time=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_header_time" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_header_time" >&6; }
+if test $ac_cv_header_time = yes; then
+
+$as_echo "#define TIME_WITH_SYS_TIME 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+fi
+
+ac_header_dirent=no
+for ac_hdr in dirent.h sys/ndir.h sys/dir.h ndir.h; do
+  as_ac_Header=`$as_echo "ac_cv_header_dirent_$ac_hdr" | $as_tr_sh`
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_hdr that defines DIR" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_hdr that defines DIR... " >&6; }
+if eval \${$as_ac_Header+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <$ac_hdr>
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+if ((DIR *) 0)
+return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  eval "$as_ac_Header=yes"
+else
+  eval "$as_ac_Header=no"
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+eval ac_res=\$$as_ac_Header
+	       { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_res" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_res" >&6; }
+if eval test \"x\$"$as_ac_Header"\" = x"yes"; then :
+  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define `$as_echo "HAVE_$ac_hdr" | $as_tr_cpp` 1
+_ACEOF
+
+ac_header_dirent=$ac_hdr; break
+fi
+
+done
+# Two versions of opendir et al. are in -ldir and -lx on SCO Xenix.
+if test $ac_header_dirent = dirent.h; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for library containing opendir" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for library containing opendir... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_search_opendir+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_func_search_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char opendir ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return opendir ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+for ac_lib in '' dir; do
+  if test -z "$ac_lib"; then
+    ac_res="none required"
+  else
+    ac_res=-l$ac_lib
+    LIBS="-l$ac_lib  $ac_func_search_save_LIBS"
+  fi
+  if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_search_opendir=$ac_res
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext
+  if ${ac_cv_search_opendir+:} false; then :
+  break
+fi
+done
+if ${ac_cv_search_opendir+:} false; then :
+
+else
+  ac_cv_search_opendir=no
+fi
+rm conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_func_search_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_search_opendir" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_search_opendir" >&6; }
+ac_res=$ac_cv_search_opendir
+if test "$ac_res" != no; then :
+  test "$ac_res" = "none required" || LIBS="$ac_res $LIBS"
+
+fi
+
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for library containing opendir" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for library containing opendir... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_search_opendir+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  ac_func_search_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char opendir ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return opendir ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+for ac_lib in '' x; do
+  if test -z "$ac_lib"; then
+    ac_res="none required"
+  else
+    ac_res=-l$ac_lib
+    LIBS="-l$ac_lib  $ac_func_search_save_LIBS"
+  fi
+  if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_cv_search_opendir=$ac_res
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext
+  if ${ac_cv_search_opendir+:} false; then :
+  break
+fi
+done
+if ${ac_cv_search_opendir+:} false; then :
+
+else
+  ac_cv_search_opendir=no
+fi
+rm conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS=$ac_func_search_save_LIBS
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_search_opendir" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_search_opendir" >&6; }
+ac_res=$ac_cv_search_opendir
+if test "$ac_res" != no; then :
+  test "$ac_res" = "none required" || LIBS="$ac_res $LIBS"
+
+fi
+
+fi
+
+for ac_header in fcntl.h float.h inttypes.h limits.h locale.h malloc.h memory.h stddef.h stdint.h stdlib.h string.h unistd.h
 do :
   as_ac_Header=`$as_echo "ac_cv_header_$ac_header" | $as_tr_sh`
 ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "$ac_header" "$as_ac_Header" "$ac_includes_default"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index da3e71f2..b3893563 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ AC_SEARCH_LIBS([snappy_compress],
 
 # Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([fcntl.h float.h inttypes.h limits.h locale.h malloc.h memory.h stddef.h stdint.h stdlib.h string.h sys/time.h unistd.h])
+AC_HEADER_TIME
+AC_HEADER_DIRENT
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([fcntl.h float.h inttypes.h limits.h locale.h malloc.h memory.h stddef.h stdint.h stdlib.h string.h unistd.h])
 
 # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AC_CHECK_HEADER_STDBOOL
diff --git a/src/bench.c b/src/bench.c
index 323e57ab..0771356b 100644
--- a/src/bench.c
+++ b/src/bench.c
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
+ 
+#ifdef TIME_WITH_SYS_TIME
 #include <sys/time.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#else
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
+#include <sys/time.h>
+#else
+#include <time.h>
+#endif
+#endif
 
 #include "libpostal.h"
+#include "libpostal_config.h"
 #include "log/log.h"
 #include "scanner.h"
 
diff --git a/src/file_utils.h b/src/file_utils.h
index 83fd0a8d..529c7774 100644
--- a/src/file_utils.h
+++ b/src/file_utils.h
@@ -1,15 +1,38 @@
 #ifndef FILE_UTILS_H
 #define FILE_UTILS_H
 
-
- 
-
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+
+#include "libpostal_config.h"
+
+#ifdef HAVE_DIRENT_H
+#include <dirent.h>
+#define NAMLEN(dirent) strlen((dirent)->d_name)
+
+#else
+
+#define dirent direct
+#define NAMLEN(dirent) ((dirent)->d_namlen)
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_NDIR_H
+#include <sys/ndir.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_DIR_H
+#include <sys/dir.h>
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_NDIR_H
+#include <ndir.h>
+#endif
+
+#endif
 
 #ifndef BUFSIZ
 #define BUFSIZ 4096
@@ -51,7 +74,4 @@ bool file_write_uint8(FILE *file, uint8_t value);
 bool file_read_chars(FILE *file, char *buf, size_t len);
 bool file_write_chars(FILE *file, const char *buf, size_t len);
 
-
- 
-
 #endif