diff --git a/appl/telnet/configure.in b/appl/telnet/configure.in
index ff5bc378c..d3eee5f62 100644
--- a/appl/telnet/configure.in
+++ b/appl/telnet/configure.in
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(frevoke revoke setsid setpgid getmsg)
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(tgetent setupterm ptsname ttyname unlockpt grantpt)
 
 AC_FIND_FUNC(logout, util)
+AC_FIND_FUNC(logwtmp, util)
 
 AC_SUBST(HAVE_LIBTERMCAP)