diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2a7bee0d..15000d5c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ esac
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(socket, [], [
 	AC_CHECK_LIB(socket, socket, [
 		LIBS="$LIBS -lsocket"
+	],[
+		AC_CHECK_LIB(network, socket, [
+			LIBS="$LIBS -lnetwork"
+		])
 	])
 ])