diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b89404b5..c87657db 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -152,7 +152,12 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBDL)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(dl, dlopen, [LIBDL="$LIBDL -ldl" ac_cv_func_dlopen_ldl=yes], ac_cv_func_dlopen_ldl=no)
 
 dnl See if socket() is found from libsocket
-AC_CHECK_LIB(socket, socket, [LIBS="$LIBS -lsocket"])
+AC_CHECK_LIB(socket, socket, [LIBS="$LIBS -lsocket" ac_cv_func_socket_in_lsocket=yes], ac_cv_func_socket_in_lsocket=no)
+
+ac_cv_func_res_query_in_lresolv=no
+if test x$ac_cv_func_socket_in_lsocket = xyes; then
+  AC_CHECK_LIB(resolv, res_query, [LIBS="$LIBS -lresolv" ac_cv_func_res_query_in_lresolv=yes])
+fi
 
 AC_SUBST(GETOPTSRC)
 AC_CHECK_FUNC(getopt_long, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETOPT_LONG, 1, [Define if you have the `getopt_long' function.]),