diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index ea1f7ec..ff75f2f 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -114,6 +114,8 @@
 Build
 -----
 
+- Issue #3928: os.mknod() now available in Solaris, also.
+
 - Issue #8175: --with-universal-archs=all works correctly on OSX 10.5
 
 - Issue #6716: Quote -x arguments of compileall in MSI installer.
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9ff45f5..9f83899 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 80188 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 80193 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.61 for python 2.6.
 #
@@ -3896,7 +3896,7 @@
   { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 
 
@@ -5459,7 +5459,7 @@
 else
   ac_cv_header_stdc=no
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -5480,7 +5480,7 @@
 else
   ac_cv_header_stdc=no
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -6578,7 +6578,7 @@
 
 
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $was_it_defined" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$was_it_defined" >&6; }
@@ -6592,7 +6592,14 @@
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
 cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+#if defined(MAJOR_IN_MKDEV)
+#include <sys/mkdev.h>
+#elif defined(MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS)
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#else
 #include <sys/types.h>
+#endif
 int
 main ()
 {
@@ -7108,7 +7115,7 @@
 else
   ac_cv_type_uid_t=no
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 fi
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_type_uid_t" >&5
@@ -14233,7 +14240,7 @@
 else
   unistd_defines_pthreads=no
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $unistd_defines_pthreads" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$unistd_defines_pthreads" >&6; }
@@ -15847,7 +15854,7 @@
   $EGREP "yes" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   ipv6type=$i
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 			;;
 		kame)
@@ -15870,7 +15877,7 @@
 				ipv6libdir=/usr/local/v6/lib
 				ipv6trylibc=yes
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 			;;
 		linux-glibc)
@@ -15891,7 +15898,7 @@
   ipv6type=$i;
 				ipv6trylibc=yes
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 			;;
 		linux-inet6)
@@ -15929,7 +15936,7 @@
 				ipv6lib=inet6;
 				ipv6libdir=/usr/local/v6/lib
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 			;;
 		v6d)
@@ -15952,7 +15959,7 @@
 				ipv6libdir=/usr/local/v6/lib;
 				BASECFLAGS="-I/usr/local/v6/include $BASECFLAGS"
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 			;;
 		zeta)
@@ -15974,7 +15981,7 @@
 				ipv6lib=inet6;
 				ipv6libdir=/usr/local/v6/lib
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 			;;
 		esac
@@ -23752,7 +23759,7 @@
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
   cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
@@ -23771,7 +23778,7 @@
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 fi
 
@@ -24041,7 +24048,7 @@
 _ACEOF
 
 fi
-rm -f -r conftest*
+rm -f conftest*
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 125a926..2e1dde7 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1360,7 +1360,14 @@
 
 # Check whether using makedev requires defining _OSF_SOURCE
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for makedev)
-AC_TRY_LINK([#include <sys/types.h> ],
+AC_TRY_LINK([
+#if defined(MAJOR_IN_MKDEV)
+#include <sys/mkdev.h>
+#elif defined(MAJOR_IN_SYSMACROS)
+#include <sys/sysmacros.h>
+#else
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#endif ],
 	    [ makedev(0, 0) ],
 	    ac_cv_has_makedev=yes,
 	    ac_cv_has_makedev=no)