diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a6fb9f6de5..4f56a2093c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2983,12 +2983,10 @@ ac_res=$ac_cv_search_clock_gettime
 if test "$ac_res" != no; then :
   test "$ac_res" = "none required" || LIBS="$ac_res $LIBS"
 
-else
-  as_fn_error $? "\"Cannot find an implementation of clock_gettime\"" "$LINENO" 5
 fi
 
 
-if test x"${ac_cv_search_clock_gettime}" != x"none required"; then
+if test x"${ac_cv_search_clock_gettime}" != x"none required" -a x"${ac_cv_search_clock_gettime}" != x"no"; then
    LRT_LDFLAG=${ac_cv_search_clock_gettime}
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6ce22c37ab..a23f9a1a50 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ if test x"${AUTORECONF}" == x"notfound"; then
 fi
 AC_CHECK_LIB(z, gzdopen,,AC_MSG_ERROR("cannot find libz"))
 AC_CHECK_LIB(bz2, BZ2_bzReadOpen,,AC_MSG_ERROR("cannot find libbz2"))
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS(clock_gettime,rt,,AC_MSG_ERROR("Cannot find an implementation of clock_gettime"))
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS(clock_gettime,rt,,)
 
-if test x"${ac_cv_search_clock_gettime}" != x"none required"; then
+if test x"${ac_cv_search_clock_gettime}" != x"none required" -a x"${ac_cv_search_clock_gettime}" != x"no"; then
    LRT_LDFLAG=${ac_cv_search_clock_gettime}
 fi