diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index afc9dd504..de42c74fc 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ AC_CHECK_HEADERS([\
 	time.h					\
 	tmpdir.h				\
 	udb.h					\
+	util.h					\
 	utmp.h					\
 	utmpx.h					\
 ])
@@ -345,9 +346,21 @@ rk_WIN32_EXPORT(BUILD_ROKEN_LIB, ROKEN_LIB_FUNCTION)
 
 dnl Checks for libraries.
 
-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(logwtmp, util,[
+#ifdef HAVE_UTIL_H
+#include <util.h>
+#endif
+],[0,0,0])
+AC_FIND_FUNC_NO_LIBS(logout, util,[
+#ifdef HAVE_UTIL_H
+#include <util.h>
+#endif
+],[0])
+AC_FIND_FUNC_NO_LIBS(openpty, util,[
+#ifdef HAVE_UTIL_H
+#include <util.h>
+#endif
+],[0,0,0,0,0])
 
 AC_FIND_FUNC_NO_LIBS(tgetent, termcap ncurses curses,[
 #ifdef HAVE_TERMCAP_H