diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 70a4014..dd726ae 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@
 AC_PATH_PROG(AWK, awk, awk)
 AC_PATH_PROG(SED, sed, sed)
 AC_PATH_PROG(PERL, perl, perl)
+AC_PATH_PROG(LDCONFIG, ldconfig, :)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(AR, ar, ar)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(RANLIB, ranlib, :)
 AC_CHECK_TOOL(STRIP, strip, :)