diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dc233c84230..d0fcf48713a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ if test "x$enable_werror" = "xyes"; then
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-Werror=thread-safety-analysis],[ERROR_CXXFLAGS="$ERROR_CXXFLAGS -Werror=thread-safety-analysis"],,[[$CXXFLAG_WERROR]])
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-Werror=unused-variable],[ERROR_CXXFLAGS="$ERROR_CXXFLAGS -Werror=unused-variable"],,[[$CXXFLAG_WERROR]])
   AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-Werror=date-time],[ERROR_CXXFLAGS="$ERROR_CXXFLAGS -Werror=date-time"],,[[$CXXFLAG_WERROR]])
+  AX_CHECK_COMPILE_FLAG([-Werror=return-type],[ERROR_CXXFLAGS="$ERROR_CXXFLAGS -Werror=return-type"],,[[$CXXFLAG_WERROR]])
 fi
 
 if test "x$CXXFLAGS_overridden" = "xno"; then