diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 062de474cab3..fa51af8fc7ce 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -41,17 +41,9 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_hardening" != "xno"], [
   AC_LD_RELRO
 ])
 
-AC_CHECK_FUNC([socket], [], [
-  AC_CHECK_LIB([socket], [socket], [LIBS="-lsocket $LIBS"])
-])
-
-AC_CHECK_FUNC([gethostent], [], [
-  AC_CHECK_LIB([nsl], [gethostent], [LIBS="-lnsl $LIBS"])
-])
-
-AC_CHECK_FUNC([inet_aton], [], [
-  AC_CHECK_LIB([resolv], [inet_aton], [LIBS="-lresolv $LIBS"])
-])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([socket], [socket])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([gethostent], [nsl])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([inet_aton], [resolv])
 
 m4_ifndef([LT_INIT],[
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL([disable-static])