diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 9742077a60..8840c89de4 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -83,7 +83,8 @@
    you don't. */
 #undef HAVE_DECL_UV_UDP_MMSG_FREE
 
-/* Disable recvmmsg support on systems with MUSL glibc */
+/* Define to 1 if you have the declaration of `UV_UDP_RECVMMSG', and to 0 if
+   you don't. */
 #undef HAVE_DECL_UV_UDP_RECVMMSG
 
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <devpoll.h> header file. */
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ed96e06b0c..9ef69c869b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -16305,17 +16305,6 @@ $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
 fi
 
 # libuv recvmmsg support
-ac_fn_c_check_decl "$LINENO" "UV_UDP_RECVMMSG" "ac_cv_have_decl_UV_UDP_RECVMMSG" "#include <uv.h>
-"
-if test "x$ac_cv_have_decl_UV_UDP_RECVMMSG" = xyes; then :
-  ac_have_decl=1
-else
-  ac_have_decl=0
-fi
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_DECL_UV_UDP_RECVMMSG $ac_have_decl
-_ACEOF
 ac_fn_c_check_decl "$LINENO" "UV_UDP_MMSG_FREE" "ac_cv_have_decl_UV_UDP_MMSG_FREE" "#include <uv.h>
 "
 if test "x$ac_cv_have_decl_UV_UDP_MMSG_FREE" = xyes; then :
@@ -16339,14 +16328,42 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_DECL_UV_UDP_MMSG_CHUNK $ac_have_decl
 _ACEOF
 
-case $host in #(
-  *-musl) :
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether struct msghdr uses padding for alignment" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether struct msghdr uses padding for alignment... " >&6; }
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+const struct msghdr h = { .__pad1 = 0, .__pad2 = 0 };
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
 
 $as_echo "#define HAVE_DECL_UV_UDP_RECVMMSG 0" >>confdefs.h
- ;; #(
-  *) :
-     ;;
-esac
+
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+		   ac_fn_c_check_decl "$LINENO" "UV_UDP_RECVMMSG" "ac_cv_have_decl_UV_UDP_RECVMMSG" "#include <uv.h>
+"
+if test "x$ac_cv_have_decl_UV_UDP_RECVMMSG" = xyes; then :
+  ac_have_decl=1
+else
+  ac_have_decl=0
+fi
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define HAVE_DECL_UV_UDP_RECVMMSG $ac_have_decl
+_ACEOF
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
 
 #
 # flockfile is usually provided by pthreads
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 88f378da61..08acea1f21 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -731,9 +731,15 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBUV], [libuv >= 1.0.0], [],
 		  [AC_MSG_ERROR([libuv not found])])
 
 # libuv recvmmsg support
-AC_CHECK_DECLS([UV_UDP_RECVMMSG, UV_UDP_MMSG_FREE, UV_UDP_MMSG_CHUNK], [], [], [[#include <uv.h>]])
-AS_CASE([$host],
-	[*-musl],[AC_DEFINE([HAVE_DECL_UV_UDP_RECVMMSG], [0], [Disable recvmmsg support on systems with MUSL glibc])])
+AC_CHECK_DECLS([UV_UDP_MMSG_FREE, UV_UDP_MMSG_CHUNK], [], [], [[#include <uv.h>]])
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether struct msghdr uses padding for alignment])
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <sys/socket.h>],
+				   [const struct msghdr h = { .__pad1 = 0, .__pad2 = 0 };])],
+		  [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+		   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_DECL_UV_UDP_RECVMMSG],
+			     [0], [Disable recvmmsg support on systems with MUSL glibc])],
+		  [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+		   AC_CHECK_DECLS([UV_UDP_RECVMMSG], [], [], [[#include <uv.h>]])])
 
 #
 # flockfile is usually provided by pthreads