diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 768b174..6464521 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Id: configure.ac,v 1.192 2004/02/06 04:59:06 dtucker Exp $
+# $Id: configure.ac,v 1.193 2004/02/06 05:24:31 dtucker Exp $
 
 AC_INIT
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([ssh.c])
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@
 	fi
 fi
 
+AC_PATH_PROG(PATH_PASSWD_PROG, passwd)
+if test ! -z "$PATH_PASSWD_PROG" ; then
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(_PATH_PASSWD_PROG, "$PATH_PASSWD_PROG")
+fi
+
 if test -z "$LD" ; then
 	LD=$CC
 fi