diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1388e984ce2a091a93372452f526a888d95d7ca5..9dafa6d79af74ac20b0e3bc191920a99a8bc09b6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(libwww, AC_HELP_STRING(--with-libwww,build libwww adapter))
 
 dnl System type checks.
 case "$host" in
-  *-linux-*)
+  *-linux-*|*-k*bsd*|*-gnu*)
     AC_PATH_PROG(PROG_LDCONFIG, ldconfig, :, $PATH:/usr/sbin:/sbin)
     no_wacky_libs=yes
     ;;