diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9b7c83fd1f..0e4e28d987 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.ac Id: 381cb601a24a5cba9f1a5a52472d1c5e6b748a76 .
+# From configure.ac Id: 542be6e5b6825d0cd20b4e8c48998a5bb613164e .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.71.
 #
@@ -18720,6 +18720,212 @@ printf "%s\n" "$ol_cv_pthread_create" >&6; }
 			ol_link_pthreads=""
 		fi
 
+		# Pthread try link: -mt (ol_cv_pthread_mt)
+if test "$ol_link_threads" = no ; then
+	# try -mt
+	{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for pthread link with -mt" >&5
+printf %s "checking for pthread link with -mt... " >&6; }
+if test ${ol_cv_pthread_mt+y}
+then :
+  printf %s "(cached) " >&6
+else $as_nop
+
+		# save the flags
+		ol_LIBS="$LIBS"
+		LIBS="-mt $LIBS"
+
+		if test "$cross_compiling" = yes
+then :
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* pthread test headers */
+#include <pthread.h>
+#if HAVE_PTHREADS < 7
+#include <errno.h>
+#endif
+#ifndef NULL
+#define NULL (void*)0
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
+static void *task(void *p)
+#else
+static void *task(p)
+	void *p;
+#endif
+{
+	return (void *) (p == NULL);
+}
+
+int
+main (void)
+{
+
+	/* pthread test function */
+#ifndef PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED
+#define	PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED	1
+#endif
+	pthread_t t;
+	int status;
+	int detach = PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED;
+
+#if HAVE_PTHREADS > 4
+	/* Final pthreads */
+	pthread_attr_t attr;
+
+	status = pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+	if( status ) return status;
+
+#if HAVE_PTHREADS < 7
+	status = pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, &detach);
+	if( status < 0 ) status = errno;
+#else
+	status = pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, detach);
+#endif
+	if( status ) return status;
+	status = pthread_create( &t, &attr, task, NULL );
+#if HAVE_PTHREADS < 7
+	if( status < 0 ) status = errno;
+#endif
+	if( status ) return status;
+#else
+	/* Draft 4 pthreads */
+	status = pthread_create( &t, pthread_attr_default, task, NULL );
+	if( status ) return errno;
+
+	/* give thread a chance to complete */
+	/* it should remain joinable and hence detachable */
+	sleep( 1 );
+
+	status = pthread_detach( &t );
+	if( status ) return errno;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_THREADS
+	pthread_kill_other_threads_np();
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"
+then :
+  ol_cv_pthread_mt=yes
+else $as_nop
+  ol_cv_pthread_mt=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+else $as_nop
+  cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* pthread test headers */
+#include <pthread.h>
+#if HAVE_PTHREADS < 7
+#include <errno.h>
+#endif
+#ifndef NULL
+#define NULL (void*)0
+#endif
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
+static void *task(void *p)
+#else
+static void *task(p)
+	void *p;
+#endif
+{
+	return (void *) (p == NULL);
+}
+
+
+#ifdef __STDC__
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+#else
+int main(argc, argv)
+	int argc;
+	char **argv;
+#endif
+{
+
+	/* pthread test function */
+#ifndef PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED
+#define	PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED	1
+#endif
+	pthread_t t;
+	int status;
+	int detach = PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED;
+
+#if HAVE_PTHREADS > 4
+	/* Final pthreads */
+	pthread_attr_t attr;
+
+	status = pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+	if( status ) return status;
+
+#if HAVE_PTHREADS < 7
+	status = pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, &detach);
+	if( status < 0 ) status = errno;
+#else
+	status = pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, detach);
+#endif
+	if( status ) return status;
+	status = pthread_create( &t, &attr, task, NULL );
+#if HAVE_PTHREADS < 7
+	if( status < 0 ) status = errno;
+#endif
+	if( status ) return status;
+#else
+	/* Draft 4 pthreads */
+	status = pthread_create( &t, pthread_attr_default, task, NULL );
+	if( status ) return errno;
+
+	/* give thread a chance to complete */
+	/* it should remain joinable and hence detachable */
+	sleep( 1 );
+
+	status = pthread_detach( &t );
+	if( status ) return errno;
+#endif
+
+#ifdef HAVE_LINUX_THREADS
+	pthread_kill_other_threads_np();
+#endif
+
+	return 0;
+
+}
+
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_run "$LINENO"
+then :
+  ol_cv_pthread_mt=yes
+else $as_nop
+  ol_cv_pthread_mt=no
+fi
+rm -f core *.core core.conftest.* gmon.out bb.out conftest$ac_exeext \
+  conftest.$ac_objext conftest.beam conftest.$ac_ext
+fi
+
+
+		# restore the LIBS
+		LIBS="$ol_LIBS"
+
+fi
+{ printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ol_cv_pthread_mt" >&5
+printf "%s\n" "$ol_cv_pthread_mt" >&6; }
+
+	if test $ol_cv_pthread_mt = yes ; then
+		ol_link_pthreads="-mt"
+		ol_link_threads=posix
+	fi
+fi
+
 		# Pthread try link: -kthread (ol_cv_pthread_kthread)
 if test "$ol_link_threads" = no ; then
 	# try -kthread