diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8af4b99021..662b0ae9ce 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5373,6 +5373,98 @@ if test x"$pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Werror_vla" = x"yes"; then
 fi
 
 
+  # Prevent usage of symbols marked as newer than our target.
+
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether ${CC} supports -Werror=unguarded-availability-new, for CFLAGS" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether ${CC} supports -Werror=unguarded-availability-new, for CFLAGS... " >&6; }
+if ${pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Werror_unguarded_availability_new+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  pgac_save_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
+pgac_save_CC=$CC
+CC=${CC}
+CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Werror=unguarded-availability-new"
+ac_save_c_werror_flag=$ac_c_werror_flag
+ac_c_werror_flag=yes
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Werror_unguarded_availability_new=yes
+else
+  pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Werror_unguarded_availability_new=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+ac_c_werror_flag=$ac_save_c_werror_flag
+CFLAGS="$pgac_save_CFLAGS"
+CC="$pgac_save_CC"
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Werror_unguarded_availability_new" >&5
+$as_echo "$pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Werror_unguarded_availability_new" >&6; }
+if test x"$pgac_cv_prog_CC_cflags__Werror_unguarded_availability_new" = x"yes"; then
+  CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -Werror=unguarded-availability-new"
+fi
+
+
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether ${CXX} supports -Werror=unguarded-availability-new, for CXXFLAGS" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether ${CXX} supports -Werror=unguarded-availability-new, for CXXFLAGS... " >&6; }
+if ${pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Werror_unguarded_availability_new+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  pgac_save_CXXFLAGS=$CXXFLAGS
+pgac_save_CXX=$CXX
+CXX=${CXX}
+CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -Werror=unguarded-availability-new"
+ac_save_cxx_werror_flag=$ac_cxx_werror_flag
+ac_cxx_werror_flag=yes
+ac_ext=cpp
+ac_cpp='$CXXCPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CXX -c $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CXX -o conftest$ac_exeext $CXXFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_cxx_compiler_gnu
+
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_cxx_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Werror_unguarded_availability_new=yes
+else
+  pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Werror_unguarded_availability_new=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+ac_ext=c
+ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
+ac_compile='$CC -c $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext >&5'
+ac_link='$CC -o conftest$ac_exeext $CFLAGS $CPPFLAGS $LDFLAGS conftest.$ac_ext $LIBS >&5'
+ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
+
+ac_cxx_werror_flag=$ac_save_cxx_werror_flag
+CXXFLAGS="$pgac_save_CXXFLAGS"
+CXX="$pgac_save_CXX"
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Werror_unguarded_availability_new" >&5
+$as_echo "$pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Werror_unguarded_availability_new" >&6; }
+if test x"$pgac_cv_prog_CXX_cxxflags__Werror_unguarded_availability_new" = x"yes"; then
+  CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS} -Werror=unguarded-availability-new"
+fi
+
+
   # -Wvla is not applicable for C++
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether ${CC} supports -Wendif-labels, for CFLAGS" >&5
@@ -15715,6 +15807,46 @@ $as_echo "#define HAVE_PS_STRINGS 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 fi
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pwritev" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for pwritev... " >&6; }
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_UIO_H
+#include <sys/uio.h>
+#endif
+int
+main ()
+{
+struct iovec *iov;
+off_t offset;
+offset = 0;
+pwritev(0, iov, 0, offset);
+
+  ;
+  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_PWRITEV 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+case " $LIBOBJS " in
+  *" pwritev.$ac_objext "* ) ;;
+  *) LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS pwritev.$ac_objext"
+ ;;
+esac
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+
 ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "dlopen" "ac_cv_func_dlopen"
 if test "x$ac_cv_func_dlopen" = xyes; then :
   $as_echo "#define HAVE_DLOPEN 1" >>confdefs.h
@@ -15871,19 +16003,6 @@ esac
 
 fi
 
-ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "pwritev" "ac_cv_func_pwritev"
-if test "x$ac_cv_func_pwritev" = xyes; then :
-  $as_echo "#define HAVE_PWRITEV 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-else
-  case " $LIBOBJS " in
-  *" pwritev.$ac_objext "* ) ;;
-  *) LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS pwritev.$ac_objext"
- ;;
-esac
-
-fi
-
 ac_fn_c_check_func "$LINENO" "random" "ac_cv_func_random"
 if test "x$ac_cv_func_random" = xyes; then :
   $as_echo "#define HAVE_RANDOM 1" >>confdefs.h
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 868a94c9ba..724881a7f0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -494,6 +494,9 @@ if test "$GCC" = yes -a "$ICC" = no; then
   AC_SUBST(PERMIT_DECLARATION_AFTER_STATEMENT)
   # Really don't want VLAs to be used in our dialect of C
   PGAC_PROG_CC_CFLAGS_OPT([-Werror=vla])
+  # Prevent usage of symbols marked as newer than our target.
+  PGAC_PROG_CC_CFLAGS_OPT([-Werror=unguarded-availability-new])
+  PGAC_PROG_CXX_CFLAGS_OPT([-Werror=unguarded-availability-new])
   # -Wvla is not applicable for C++
   PGAC_PROG_CC_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wendif-labels])
   PGAC_PROG_CXX_CFLAGS_OPT([-Wendif-labels])
@@ -1726,6 +1729,23 @@ if test "$pgac_cv_var_PS_STRINGS" = yes ; then
   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PS_STRINGS], 1, [Define to 1 if the PS_STRINGS thing exists.])
 fi
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for pwritev])
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+[#ifdef HAVE_SYS_TYPES_H
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef HAVE_SYS_UIO_H
+#include <sys/uio.h>
+#endif],
+[struct iovec *iov;
+off_t offset;
+offset = 0;
+pwritev(0, iov, 0, offset);
+])], [AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+AC_DEFINE([HAVE_PWRITEV], 1, [Define to 1 if you have the `pwritev' function.])],
+[AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+AC_LIBOBJ(pwritev)])
+
 AC_REPLACE_FUNCS(m4_normalize([
 	dlopen
 	explicit_bzero
@@ -1739,7 +1759,6 @@ AC_REPLACE_FUNCS(m4_normalize([
 	pread
 	preadv
 	pwrite
-	pwritev
 	random
 	srandom
 	strlcat
-- 
2.30.0