diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a2651e0f1..5c16e195f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1382,7 +1382,7 @@ dnl
 dnl if crypt(3) not in libc, look elsewhere
 dnl
 if test -z "$LIB_CRYPT"; then
-    AC_CHECK_FUNC(crypt, ,AC_CHECK_LIB(crypt, crypt, [SUDO_LIBS="${SUDO_LIBS} -lcrypt"; LIBS="${LIBS} -lcrypt"], AC_CHECK_LIB(crypt_d, crypt, [SUDO_LIBS="${SUDO_LIBS} -lcrypt_d"; LIBS="${LIBS} -lcrypt_d"], AC_CHECK_LIB(crypt, ufc, [SUDO_LIBS="${SUDO_LIBS} -lufc"; LIBS="${LIBS} -lufc"]))))
+    AC_CHECK_FUNC(crypt, ,AC_CHECK_LIB(crypt, crypt, [SUDO_LIBS="${SUDO_LIBS} -lcrypt"; LIBS="${LIBS} -lcrypt"], AC_CHECK_LIB(crypt_d, crypt, [SUDO_LIBS="${SUDO_LIBS} -lcrypt_d"; LIBS="${LIBS} -lcrypt_d"], AC_CHECK_LIB(ufc, crypt, [SUDO_LIBS="${SUDO_LIBS} -lufc"; LIBS="${LIBS} -lufc"]))))
 fi
 dnl
 dnl If socket(2) not in libc, check -lsocket and -linet