diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1b970952..806eeca7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -137,12 +137,13 @@ fi
 
 AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11([noext], [optional])
 
+AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
+
 # Check that std::chrono::steady_clock is available. In particular,
 # gcc 4.6 does not have one, but has monotonic_clock which is the old
 # name existed in the pre-standard draft. If steady_clock is not
 # available, don't define HAVE_STEADY_CLOCK and replace steady_clock
 # with monotonic_clock.
-AC_LANG_PUSH(C++)
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether std::chrono::steady_clock is available])
 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
 [[
@@ -155,6 +156,24 @@ auto tp = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
                [Define to 1 if you have the `std::chrono::steady_clock`.])
      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])],
     [AC_MSG_RESULT([no])])
+
+# Check that std::future is available.
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether std::future is available])
+AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+[[
+#include <vector>
+#include <future>
+]],
+[[
+std::vector<std::future<int>> v;
+]])],
+    [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_STD_FUTURE], [1],
+               [Define to 1 if you have the `std::future`.])
+     have_std_future=yes
+     AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])],
+    [have_std_future=no
+     AC_MSG_RESULT([no])])
+
 AC_LANG_POP()
 
 # Checks for libraries.
@@ -324,6 +343,7 @@ if test "x${request_app}" = "xyes" &&
 fi
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_APP], [ test "x${enable_app}" = "xyes" ])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([ENABLE_H2LOAD], [ test "x${have_std_future}" = "xyes" ])
 
 enable_hpack_tools=no
 # HPACK tools requires jansson
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index bd62a6fd..97488022 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ LDADD = \
 
 if ENABLE_APP
 
-bin_PROGRAMS += nghttp nghttpd nghttpx h2load
+bin_PROGRAMS += nghttp nghttpd nghttpx
 
 HELPER_OBJECTS = util.cc http2.cc timegm.c app_helper.cc nghttp2_gzip.c
 HELPER_HFILES = util.h http2.h timegm.h app_helper.h nghttp2_config.h \
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ nghttpd_SOURCES = ${HELPER_OBJECTS} ${HELPER_HFILES} nghttpd.cc \
 	ssl.cc ssl.h \
 	HttpServer.cc HttpServer.h
 
+if ENABLE_H2LOAD
+
+bin_PROGRAMS += h2load
+
 h2load_SOURCES = util.cc util.h http2.cc http2.h h2load.cc h2load.h \
 	timegm.c timegm.h \
 	ssl.cc ssl.h \
@@ -84,6 +88,8 @@ if HAVE_SPDYLAY
 h2load_SOURCES += h2load_spdy_session.cc h2load_spdy_session.h
 endif # HAVE_SPDYLAY
 
+endif # ENABLE_H2LOAD
+
 NGHTTPX_SRCS = \
 	util.cc util.h http2.cc http2.h timegm.c timegm.h base64.h \
 	app_helper.cc app_helper.h \