diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1db5e5fe5..1b152dcf6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(ssl-dir,
         ]
 )
 
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(socket, [socket])
+
 saved_LIBS="$LIBS"
 saved_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
 saved_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"