diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index 25ecd5e9..ad7c3f3a 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ mh_solaris_path=""
 for mh_lib in $mh_libs; do
   mh_lib_found=no
   for ac_dir in $mh_lib_dirs ; do
-    for mh_ext in a so sl dll.a; do
+    for mh_ext in a so sl dll.a dylib; do
       if test -r $ac_dir/lib$mh_lib.$mh_ext; then
         if test "x$mh_prev_dir" != "x$ac_dir" ; then
           if test "x$mh_prev_dir" = "x" ; then
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b8a5a10f..2d094bc4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4799,7 +4799,7 @@ mh_solaris_path=""
 for mh_lib in $mh_libs; do
   mh_lib_found=no
   for ac_dir in $mh_lib_dirs ; do
-    for mh_ext in a so sl dll.a; do
+    for mh_ext in a so sl dll.a dylib; do
       if test -r $ac_dir/lib$mh_lib.$mh_ext; then
         if test "x$mh_prev_dir" != "x$ac_dir" ; then
           if test "x$mh_prev_dir" = "x" ; then