diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b4a16060fd0..d3e96de976b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -331,6 +331,19 @@ LDFLAGS=$save_LDFLAGS
 
 AC_SUBST([GC_SECTIONS])
 
+dnl
+dnl OpenBSD does not have DT_NEEDED entries for libc by design
+dnl so when these flags are passed to ld via libtool the checks will fail
+dnl
+case "$host_os" in
+openbsd*)
+    LD_NO_UNDEFINED="" ;;
+*)
+    LD_NO_UNDEFINED="-Wl,--no-undefined" ;;
+esac
+
+AC_SUBST([LD_NO_UNDEFINED])
+
 dnl
 dnl compatibility symlinks
 dnl