-[AC_CHECK_HEADERS_ONCE(unistd.h)
-AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE(alarm)
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([for working mktime], ac_cv_func_working_mktime,
+[AC_CHECK_HEADERS_ONCE([unistd.h])
+AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([alarm])
+AC_REQUIRE([gl_MULTIARCH])
+if test $APPLE_UNIVERSAL_BUILD = 1; then
+ # A universal build on Apple MacOS X platforms.
+ # The test result would be 'yes' in 32-bit mode and 'no' in 64-bit mode.
+ # But we need a configuration result that is valid in both modes.
+ ac_cv_func_working_mktime=no
+fi
+AC_CACHE_CHECK([for working mktime], [ac_cv_func_working_mktime],