diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d3ab019c3313d4bda7d3a80caa44fe00ac843452..77104ebb243b27d0f4dd9f5f501554dd6ef3b1aa 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ HAVE_LIST="
     fast_64bit
     fast_cmov
     fast_unaligned
+    fork
     freetype2
     imlib2
     inet_aton