diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d0be0cf476..361250ba45 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1794,6 +1794,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(uname gethostname, break)
 dnl check for inet_addr, inet_aton, ...
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(inet_addr)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(inet_aton)
+AC_CHECK_LIB(resolv, inet_aton)
 
 dnl ===========================================================================
 dnl Now we have all the info we need - use it!
diff --git a/include/wx/wfstream.h b/include/wx/wfstream.h
index efd9317e1f..1ab45426e1 100644
--- a/include/wx/wfstream.h
+++ b/include/wx/wfstream.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ class wxFileInputStream: public wxInputStream {
   wxFileInputStream(int fd);
   ~wxFileInputStream();
 
-  char Peek();
   size_t GetSize() const;
 
   bool Ok() const { return m_file->IsOpened(); }
diff --git a/src/common/wfstream.cpp b/src/common/wfstream.cpp
index 3bf2a080ba..f9694ca306 100644
--- a/src/common/wfstream.cpp
+++ b/src/common/wfstream.cpp
@@ -62,11 +62,6 @@ wxFileInputStream::~wxFileInputStream()
     delete m_file;
 }
 
-char wxFileInputStream::Peek()
-{
-  return 0;
-}
-
 size_t wxFileInputStream::GetSize() const
 {
   return m_file->Length();