diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index dbbc3c848..1c55c18f2 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ AC_FIND_FUNC(syslog, syslog)
 AC_KRB_IPV6
 
 AC_FIND_FUNC_NO_LIBS(logwtmp, util)
+AC_FIND_FUNC_NO_LIBS(logout, util)
 AC_FIND_FUNC_NO_LIBS(openpty, util)
 AC_FIND_FUNC_NO_LIBS(tgetent, termcap ncurses curses)
 AC_FIND_FUNC(gethostbyname2, inet6 ip6)