diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 14a286b8..dcf62ab9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -104,7 +104,6 @@ AC_REPLACE_FUNCS([ \
 	closefrom \
 	explicit_bzero \
 	fgetln \
-	fparseln \
 	freezero \
 	getdtablecount \
 	getprogname \
@@ -454,6 +453,14 @@ else
 	AC_LIBOBJ(getopt)
 fi
 
+# Look for fparseln in libutil.
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(fparseln, util, found_fparseln=yes, found_fparseln=no)
+if test "x$found_fparseln" = xyes; then
+	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_FPARSELN)
+else
+	AC_LIBOBJ(fparseln)
+fi
+
 # Look for fdforkpty and forkpty in libutil.
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(fdforkpty, util, found_fdforkpty=yes, found_fdforkpty=no)
 if test "x$found_fdforkpty" = xyes; then