diff --git a/COPYRIGHT b/COPYRIGHT
index 202be574..15090665 100644
--- a/COPYRIGHT
+++ b/COPYRIGHT
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 Mario Danic <mario.danic@gmail.com>,
 Vreixo Formoso <metalpain2002@yahoo.es> 
 Thomas Schmitt <scdbackup@gmx.net>
-libisoburn is Copyright (C) 2007-2014 Vreixo Formoso, Thomas Schmitt
-xorriso is Copyright (C) 2007-2014 Thomas Schmitt
+libisoburn is Copyright (C) 2007-2017 Vreixo Formoso, Thomas Schmitt
+xorriso is Copyright (C) 2007-2017 Thomas Schmitt
 
     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index d38be8a7..0ebbd8e0 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -376,3 +376,24 @@ AC_DEFUN([LIBBURNIA_CHECK_ARCH_LIBS],
     fi
 ])
 
+
+dnl LIBBURNIA_CHECK_LINUX_SCSI is by Thomas Schmitt, libburnia project
+dnl
+AC_DEFUN([LIBBURNIA_CHECK_LINUX_SCSI],
+[
+  dnl Check whether it is a Linux without scsi/scsi.h
+  AH_TEMPLATE([Libburn_use_sg_dummY],
+              [Define to compile without OS specific SCSI features])
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for missing scsi/scsi.h on Linux])
+  AC_TRY_COMPILE([
+#ifdef __linux
+#include <scsi/scsi.h>
+#endif
+     ],
+     [return;],
+     [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])],
+     [AC_DEFINE([Libburn_use_sg_dummY], [yes])
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])]
+  )
+])
+
diff --git a/xorriso/configure_ac.txt b/xorriso/configure_ac.txt
index 109bc57f..6f7b7f21 100644
--- a/xorriso/configure_ac.txt
+++ b/xorriso/configure_ac.txt
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ then
     AC_DEFINE([LIBJTE_WITH_ZLIB], [])
 fi
 
+# There are Linuxes with no public generic SCSI interface
+LIBBURNIA_CHECK_LINUX_SCSI
 
 # libjte source is included in GNU xorriso. Enable it if zlib is enabled.
 AH_TEMPLATE([Xorriso_with_libjtE],