diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index f5514fce9..baa84b67e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -197,6 +197,13 @@ AC_SUBST(dpagaix_cflags)
 AC_SUBST(dpagaix_ldadd)
 AC_SUBST(dpagaix_ldflags)
 
+AC_ARG_ENABLE([afs-support],
+	AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-afs-support],
+		[if you don't want support for AFS]))
+if test "$enabls_afs_support" = no; then
+	AC_DEFINE(NO_AFS, 1, [Define if you don't wan't support for AFS.])
+fi
+
 rk_DB
 
 dnl AC_ROKEN(10,[/usr/heimdal /usr/athena],[lib/roken],[$(top_builddir)/lib/roken/libroken.la],[-I$(top_builddir)/lib/roken -I$(top_srcdir)/lib/roken])