diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 32a3ebfd..bf87f5aa 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ case "$host_os" in
 esac
 
 
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS([socket], [socket])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([socket], [network socket])
 
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([inet_addr], [nsl])