diff --git a/config/CMakeChecks.txt b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
index 40246491..35b4e4b5 100644
--- a/config/CMakeChecks.txt
+++ b/config/CMakeChecks.txt
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ ENDIF( EXIV2_ENABLE_COMMERCIAL )
 # checking for Header files
 check_include_file( "inttypes.h" have_inttypes_h )
 check_include_file( "wchar.h" HAVE_WCHAR_H )
-check_include_file( "sys/stat.h" HAVE_SYS_STAT_H )
 check_include_file( "sys/time.h" HAVE_SYS_TIME_H )
 check_include_file( "sys/types.h" HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H )
 check_include_file( "regex.h" HAVE_REGEX )
@@ -101,8 +100,7 @@ IF( NOT MSVC )
     SET( HAVE_PID_T TRUE )
 ENDIF( NOT MSVC )
 
-SET( EXV_SYMBOLS HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
-                 HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
+SET( EXV_SYMBOLS HAVE_SYS_TIME_H
                  HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
                  HAVE_TIMEGM
                  HAVE_VPRINTF
diff --git a/config/config.h.cmake b/config/config.h.cmake
index b773366f..c19cfc26 100644
--- a/config/config.h.cmake
+++ b/config/config.h.cmake
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
 // Definition to indicate if you have the `munmap' function.
 #cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_MUNMAP
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/stat.h> header file. */
-#cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_SYS_STAT_H 1
+// Definition to indicate if you have the <sys/stat.h> header file.
+#cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_SYS_STAT_H
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <sys/time.h> header file. */
 #cmakedefine EXV_HAVE_SYS_TIME_H 1
diff --git a/config/generateConfigFile.cmake b/config/generateConfigFile.cmake
index 976ba61c..732ffab1 100644
--- a/config/generateConfigFile.cmake
+++ b/config/generateConfigFile.cmake
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ check_include_file( "stdint.h"  EXV_HAVE_STDINT_H )
 check_include_file( "stdlib.h"  EXV_HAVE_STDLIB_H )
 check_include_file( "strings.h" EXV_HAVE_STRINGS_H )
 check_include_file( "sys/mman.h"    EXV_HAVE_SYS_MMAN_H )
+check_include_file( "sys/stat.h"    EXV_HAVE_SYS_STAT_H )
 
 if (NOT EXV_HAVE_LIBINTL_H)
     set(EXV_ENABLE_NLS 0)