diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 77ab5eb03c..6784521d81 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ case $host in
        esac
      fi
 
+     AX_CHECK_LINK_FLAG([[-Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names]], [LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -Wl,-headerpad_max_install_names"])
      CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -DMAC_OSX"
      ;;
    *linux*)