diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 8f1e70c738..8074cadd3b 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+1751.	[bug]		--enable-getifaddrs failed under linux. [RT #12867]
+
 1750.	[port]		lib/bind/make/rules.in:subdirs was not bash friendly.
 			[RT #12864]
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1180af88e8..267f5b6afb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
 # PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #
-# $Id: configure,v 1.284.2.19.2.27 2004/10/05 03:22:15 marka Exp $
+# $Id: configure,v 1.284.2.19.2.28 2004/10/20 00:35:05 marka Exp $
 #
 # Portions Copyright (C) 1996-2001  Nominum, Inc.
 #
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 # WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
 # ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT
 # OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
-# From configure.in Revision: 1.294.2.23.2.31 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 1.294.2.23.2.32 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59.
 #
@@ -24834,7 +24834,7 @@ case $host in
 	# project handles the AF_INET6 case correctly.  We need to avoid
 	# using the former but prefer the latter unless overridden by
 	# --enable-getifaddrs=glibc.
-	if test $use_getifaddrs = glibc
+	if test $want_getifaddrs = glibc
 	then
 		echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for getifaddrs" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for getifaddrs... $ECHO_C" >&6
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 6a5d89d965..7c197d8132 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ AC_DIVERT_PUSH(1)dnl
 esyscmd([sed "s/^/# /" COPYRIGHT])dnl
 AC_DIVERT_POP()dnl
 
-AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.294.2.23.2.31 $)
+AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.294.2.23.2.32 $)
 
 AC_INIT(lib/dns/name.c)
 AC_PREREQ(2.13)
@@ -1609,7 +1609,7 @@ case $host in
 	# project handles the AF_INET6 case correctly.  We need to avoid
 	# using the former but prefer the latter unless overridden by
 	# --enable-getifaddrs=glibc.
-	if test $use_getifaddrs = glibc
+	if test $want_getifaddrs = glibc
 	then
 		AC_CHECK_FUNC(getifaddrs, AC_DEFINE(HAVE_GETIFADDRS))
 	else