diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 52ee5c17c..ac8d02304 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -455,16 +455,29 @@ if( HAVE_RES_INIT )
 endif( HAVE_RES_INIT)
 
 set( CMAKE_REQUIRED_LIBRARIES util )
-check_c_source_runs("
-    #include <pty.h>
-    int main(int argc, char* argv) {
-      int master_fd, slave_fd;
-      int result;
-      result = openpty(&master_fd, &slave_fd, 0, 0, 0);
-      return 0;
-  }"
-  HAVE_OPENPTY
-)
+if( HAVE_PTY_H )
+  check_c_source_runs("
+      #include <pty.h>
+      int main(int argc, char* argv) {
+        int master_fd, slave_fd;
+        int result;
+        result = openpty(&master_fd, &slave_fd, 0, 0, 0);
+        return 0;
+    }"
+    HAVE_OPENPTY
+  )
+elseif( HAVE_UTIL_H )
+  check_c_source_runs("
+      #include <util.h>
+      int main(int argc, char* argv) {
+        int master_fd, slave_fd;
+        int result;
+        result = openpty(&master_fd, &slave_fd, 0, 0, 0);
+        return 0;
+    }"
+    HAVE_OPENPTY
+  )
+endif( )
 if( HAVE_OPENPTY )
   set( LIB_UTIL util )
 endif( )