diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b3989f47ee..4577e12e9a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3545,7 +3545,8 @@ if darwin; then
 echocheck "Mac OS X APIs"
 if test "$_macosx" = auto ; then
     productName=`/usr/bin/sw_vers -productName`
-    if test "$productName" = "Mac OS X" ; then
+    if test "$productName" = "Mac OS X" ||
+       test "$productName" = "Mac OS X Server" ; then
         _macosx=yes
     else
 	_macosx=no