diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7a0408782d..9de2fd9e4d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14194,7 +14194,10 @@ $krb5_hack
 int
 main ()
 {
-gss_acquire_cred(NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);krb5_init_context(NULL);gsskrb5_register_acceptor_identity(NULL);
+gss_acquire_cred(NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);krb5_init_context(NULL);
+#if defined(HAVE_GSSAPI_KRB5_H) || defined(HAVE_GSSAPI_GSSAPI_KRB5_H)
+gsskrb5_register_acceptor_identity(NULL);
+#endif
   ;
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 90b9ca62d0..38599e5e7a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1136,7 +1136,10 @@ case "$use_gssapi" in
 $gssapi_hack
 $gssapi_krb5_hack
 $krb5_hack
-				] , [gss_acquire_cred(NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);krb5_init_context(NULL);gsskrb5_register_acceptor_identity(NULL);],
+				] , [gss_acquire_cred(NULL, NULL, 0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);krb5_init_context(NULL);
+#if defined(HAVE_GSSAPI_KRB5_H) || defined(HAVE_GSSAPI_GSSAPI_KRB5_H)
+gsskrb5_register_acceptor_identity(NULL);
+#endif],
 				gssapi_linked=yes, gssapi_linked=no)
 		    case $gssapi_linked in
 		    yes) AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); break ;;