diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c2ee552e..1fd288b1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -109,10 +109,23 @@ AC_SEARCH_LIBS(inet_ntop, resolv nsl,
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(getaddrinfo, resolv,
                AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETADDRINFO, 1,
                          [Define to 1 if you have the `getaddrinfo()' function.]))
+# You might find res_ninit() in system libraries or in libresolv or not
+# at all. The way AC_LANG_CALL finds out is it declares res_ninit() so
+# it can call it, then it sees if linking fails because of unresolved
+# symbols. Great, except glibc doesn't export res_ninit() -- it exports
+# __res_ninit() -- res_ninit() is a macro in resolv.h. So unless we
+# include resolv.h, we won't find res_ninit(), but when we do include
+# it, it conflicts with AC_LANG_CALL's redeclaration. Hmm. I guess the
+# only thing for it is to include resolv.h, don't redeclare res_ninit(),
+# and use the proper type signature when calling it.
+m4_rename([AC_LANG_CALL], [saved_AC_LANG_CALL])
+m4_define([AC_LANG_CALL], [AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <resolv.h>],
+                                           [return res_ninit(NULL);])])
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(res_ninit, resolv,
                AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RES_NINIT, 1,
                          [Define to 1 if you have the `res_ninit()' function.]))
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS(res_sertservers, resolv bind,
+m4_rename_force([saved_AC_LANG_CALL], [AC_LANG_CALL])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(res_setservers, resolv bind,
                AC_DEFINE(HAVE_RES_SETSERVERS, 1,
                          [Define to 1 if you have the `res_setservers()' function.]))
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS(getopt_long, iberty,