diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 32d11386538..682e0e8c6eb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
   ]], [[
     getauxval(AT_HWCAP);
   ]])],
- [ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); HAVE_STRONG_GETAUXVAL=1 ],
+ [ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); HAVE_STRONG_GETAUXVAL=1; AC_DEFINE(HAVE_STRONG_GETAUXVAL, 1, [Define this symbol to build code that uses getauxval)]) ],
  [ AC_MSG_RESULT(no); HAVE_STRONG_GETAUXVAL=0 ]
 )
 
@@ -1121,7 +1121,7 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[
   ]], [[
     getauxval(AT_HWCAP);
   ]])],
- [ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); HAVE_WEAK_GETAUXVAL=1 ],
+ [ AC_MSG_RESULT(yes); HAVE_WEAK_GETAUXVAL=1; AC_DEFINE(HAVE_WEAK_GETAUXVAL, 1, [Define this symbol to build code that uses getauxval (weak linking)]) ],
  [ AC_MSG_RESULT(no); HAVE_WEAK_GETAUXVAL=0 ]
 )