diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cdbe6cc147..8426863622 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2505,6 +2505,9 @@ if test "$with_linux" = "yes"; then
             break
         fi
     done
+    case $libnl_ldd:${LIBNL_CFLAGS+set} in
+        *libnl-3.so.*:) LIBNL_REQUIRED=3.0 ;;
+    esac
     case $libnl_ldd:${LIBNL_CFLAGS+set} in
         *libnl.so.1*:) ;;
         *)