diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f0ea0b0..e2a98d5 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ AC_TRY_COMPILE([],[],
 dnl Checks for libraries.
 AC_CHECK_LIB(sun, getpwnam, LIBS="-lsun $LIBS",)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(dgc, inet_addr, LIBS="-ldgc $LIBS",)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(resolv, res_mkquery, LIBS="-lresolv $LIBS"; AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RESOLV, 1, Define this if you have the resolv library.),)
-AC_CHECK_LIB(c, res_mkquery, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RESOLV, 1, Define this if you have the resolv library.),)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(crypt, crypt, LIBS="-lcrypt $LIBS"; AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CRYPT, 1, Define this if you have a crypt implementation in -lcrypt),)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(m, pow, LIBS="-lm $LIBS",)
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([res_mkquery], [resolv], AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RESOLV, 1, Define this if you have the resolv library.),
+[AC_SEARCH_LIBS([__res_mkquery], [resolv], AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RESOLV, 1, Define this if you have the resolv library.), [], [])], [])
 
 dnl Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_DIRENT