+diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
+index bd36a9b..6f85678 100644
+--- configure.in
++++ configure.in
+@@ -14,51 +14,52 @@ AC_PROG_INSTALL
+ AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
+
+ dnl abstract sockets namespace checks, from dbus
+-AC_ARG_ENABLE(abstract-sockets,
+- [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-abstract-sockets],
+- [use abstract socket namespace (linux only)])],
+- [enable_abstract_sockets=$enableval],
+- [enable_abstract_sockets=auto])
+-
+-AC_MSG_CHECKING(abstract socket namespace)
+-AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+-[[
++#AC_ARG_ENABLE(abstract-sockets,
++# [AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-abstract-sockets],
++# [use abstract socket namespace (linux only)])],
++# [enable_abstract_sockets=$enableval],
++# [enable_abstract_sockets=auto])
++#
++#AC_MSG_CHECKING(abstract socket namespace)
++#AC_RUN_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
++#[[
+ #include <sys/types.h>
+ #include <stdlib.h>
+ #include <stdio.h>
+ #include <sys/socket.h>
+ #include <sys/un.h>
+ #include <errno.h>
+-]],
+-[[
+- int listen_fd;
+- struct sockaddr_un addr;
+-
+- listen_fd = socket (PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
+-
+- if (listen_fd < 0)
+- {
+- fprintf (stderr, "socket() failed: %s\n", strerror (errno));
+- exit (1);
+- }
+-
+- memset (&addr, '\0', sizeof (addr));
+- addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
+- strcpy (addr.sun_path, "X/tmp/sapwood-fake-socket-path-used-in-configure-test");
+- addr.sun_path[0] = '\0'; /* this is what makes it abstract */
+-
+- if (bind (listen_fd, (struct sockaddr*) &addr, SUN_LEN (&addr)) < 0)
+- {
+- fprintf (stderr, "Abstract socket namespace bind() failed: %s\n",
+- strerror (errno));
+- exit (1);
+- }
+- else
+- exit (0);
+-]])],
+- [have_abstract_sockets=yes],
+- [have_abstract_sockets=no])
+-AC_MSG_RESULT($have_abstract_sockets)
++#]],
++#[[
++# int listen_fd;
++# struct sockaddr_un addr;
++#
++# listen_fd = socket (PF_UNIX, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
++#
++# if (listen_fd < 0)
++# {
++# fprintf (stderr, "socket() failed: %s\n", strerror (errno));
++# exit (1);
++# }
++#
++# memset (&addr, '\0', sizeof (addr));
++# addr.sun_family = AF_UNIX;
++# strcpy (addr.sun_path, "X/tmp/sapwood-fake-socket-path-used-in-configure-test");
++# addr.sun_path[0] = '\0'; /* this is what makes it abstract */
++#
++# if (bind (listen_fd, (struct sockaddr*) &addr, SUN_LEN (&addr)) < 0)
++# {
++# fprintf (stderr, "Abstract socket namespace bind() failed: %s\n",
++# strerror (errno));
++# exit (1);
++# }
++# else
++# exit (0);
++#]])],
++# [have_abstract_sockets=yes],
++# [have_abstract_sockets=no])
++#AC_MSG_RESULT($have_abstract_sockets)
++enable_abstract_socket=no
+
+ if test x$enable_abstract_sockets = xyes; then
+ if test x$have_abstract_sockets = xno; then