diff --git a/project/config/cfgdefs.sh b/project/config/cfgdefs.sh
index 245ba3f..567e6cf 100644
--- a/project/config/cfgdefs.sh
+++ b/project/config/cfgdefs.sh
@@ -124,6 +124,9 @@ cfgdefs_perform_target_tests()
 	# common tests
 	cfgdefs_perform_common_tests
 
+	# ndbm
+	cfgtest_header_presence 'ndbm.h'
+
 	# openssl
 	mb_cfgtest_headers='openssl/x509.h'