diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index dbb8d03f5e..b3b2c3cd93 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1050,18 +1050,20 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
   ]], [[
     getauxval(AT_HWCAP);
   ]])],
- [ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); HAVE_STRONG_GETAUXVAL=1 ],
+ [ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); HAVE_STRONG_GETAUXVAL=1; AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STRONG_GETAUXVAL, 1, [Define this symbol to build code that uses getauxval)]) ],
  [ AC_MSG_RESULT(no); HAVE_STRONG_GETAUXVAL=0 ]
 )
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(for weak getauxval support in the compiler)
 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
+    #ifdef __linux__
     unsigned long getauxval(unsigned long type) __attribute__((weak));
     #define AT_HWCAP 16
+    #endif
   ]], [[
     getauxval(AT_HWCAP);
   ]])],
- [ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); HAVE_WEAK_GETAUXVAL=1 ],
+ [ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); HAVE_WEAK_GETAUXVAL=1; AC_DEFINE(HAVE_WEAK_GETAUXVAL, 1, [Define this symbol to build code that uses getauxval (weak linking)]) ],
  [ AC_MSG_RESULT(no); HAVE_WEAK_GETAUXVAL=0 ]
 )