--- configure.in.orig	2011-01-13 21:12:40.420005851 +0100
+++ configure.in	2011-01-13 21:15:23.680008513 +0100
@@ -4456,16 +4456,17 @@
        else return 1;
 }
     ], [AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])], [AC_MSG_ERROR([no. you need at least db 4.1])])
-    DB_LIB=
-    for dbver in '' -5.1 5.1 -5.0 5.0 -5 5 -4.8 4.8 -4.7 4.7 -4 4; do
-        AC_CHECK_LIB(db$dbver, dbopen, [ DB_LIB="db$dbver"; DB_CPPLIB="db_cxx$dbver"; break; ] ,
-            AC_CHECK_LIB(db$dbver, __db185_open, [ DB_LIB="db$dbver"; DB_CPPLIB="db_cxx$dbver"; break; ]
+    save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+    for dbver in -5.1 5.1 -5.0 5.0 -5 5 -4.8 4.8 -4.7 4.7 -4 4 ''; do
+        AC_CHECK_LIB(db$dbver, db_create, [ DB_LIB="db$dbver"; DB_CPPLIB="db_cxx$dbver"; LIBS="-ldb$dbver $LIBS"; break; ] ,
+            AC_CHECK_LIB(db$dbver, __db185_open, [ DB_LIB="db$dbver"; DB_CPPLIB="db_cxx$dbver"; LIBS="-ldb$dbver $LIBS"; break; ]
             )
         )
     done
     if test -z "$DB_LIB" ; then 
-        AC_MSG_ERROR([db not installed or functional])
+        AC_CHECK_FUNC(dbopen, [], [ AC_MSG_ERROR([db not installed or functional]) ])
     fi
+    LIBS="$save_LIBS"
     SCPDEFS="$SCPDEFS -DSYSTEM_DB"
 else
     AC_MSG_RESULT([internal])