diff --git a/project/config/cfgdefs.sh b/project/config/cfgdefs.sh
index 233af67..ce83da4 100644
--- a/project/config/cfgdefs.sh
+++ b/project/config/cfgdefs.sh
@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@ cfgdefs_perform_common_tests()
 	cfgtest_type_size 'pthread_t'
 	cfgtest_type_size 'pthread_key_t'
 
+	# xattrs
+	cfgtest_newline
+	cfgtest_comment 'xattrs'
+
+	if cfgtest_header_presence 'linux/limits.h'; then
+		cfgtest_cflags_append '--include=linux/limits.h'
+	fi
+
 	# toolchain
 	cfgtest_newline
 	cfgtest_comment 'toolchain'