diff --git a/vvp/configure.in b/vvp/configure.in
index 2ebf774bd..79d0386c8 100644
--- a/vvp/configure.in
+++ b/vvp/configure.in
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ AC_CHECK_SIZEOF(unsigned)
 # exist.
 AC_CHECK_LIB(termcap, tputs)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(readline, readline)
+AC_CHECK_LIB(history, add_history)
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS(readline/readline.h readline/history.h)
 
 # --