diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 84c2c7024..d025638a3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1030,7 +1030,10 @@ if test "x$XORG" = xyes -o "x$XGL" = xyes; then
 	XORG_CFLAGS="$XORGSERVER_CFLAGS -DHAVE_XORG_CONFIG_H"
 	XORG_LIBS="$COMPOSITE_LIB $MI_LIB $FIXES_LIB $XEXTXORG_LIB $GLX_LIBS $RENDER_LIB $RANDR_LIB $DAMAGE_LIB $MIEXT_DAMAGE_LIB $MIEXT_SHADOW_LIB $XI_LIB $XKB_LIB $XPSTUBS_LIB $OS_LIB"
 
-	AC_CHECK_LIB([dl], [dlopen], XORG_LIBS="$XORG_LIBS -ldl")
+dnl Check to see if dlopen is in default libraries (like Solaris, which
+dnl has it in libc), or if libdl is needed to get it.
+	AC_CHECK_FUNC([dlopen], [], 
+		AC_CHECK_LIB([dl], [dlopen], XORG_LIBS="$XORG_LIBS -ldl"))
 
 	case $host_os in
 	  linux*)