--- binutils-2.21.51.0.7/bfd/configure.in
+++ binutils-2.21.51.0.7/bfd/configure.in
@@ -31,7 +31,13 @@
 AM_CONDITIONAL(PLUGINS, test "$plugins" = "yes")
 
 if test "$plugins" = "yes"; then
-  if test "$enable_dlopen" != "yes" ; then
+  # Check for dlopen support
+  has_dlopen=yes
+  AC_CHECK_HEADER([dlfcn.h],[],[has_dlopen=no],[AC_INCLUDES_DEFAULT])
+  AC_SEARCH_LIBS([dlopen],[dl],[],[has_dlopen=no],[])
+  AC_CHECK_FUNCS([dlopen dlsym dlclose],[],[has_dlopen=no])
+
+  if test "$has_dlopen" != "yes" ; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([
       Building BFD with plugin support requires a host that supports -ldl.])
   fi
--- binutils-2.21.51.0.7/bfd/Makefile.in
+++ binutils-2.21.51.0.7/bfd/Makefile.in
@@ -336,7 +336,6 @@
 @INSTALL_LIBBFD_FALSE@noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libbfd.la
 AM_CFLAGS = $(WARN_CFLAGS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -DBINDIR='"$(bindir)"'
-@PLUGINS_TRUE@LIBDL = -ldl
 
 # bfd.h goes here, for now
 BFD_H = bfd.h