diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 736325926be..c4536c02a91 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3105,7 +3105,7 @@ case $_backend in
 		system_libs=''
 		for lib in $LIBS; do
 			case $lib in
-			-lz|-lm)
+			-lz|-lm|-ldl)
 				system_libs="$system_libs $lib"
 				;;
 			*)