diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 516d3262d1..2692ddbb7d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ case "$host" in
 *-freebsd*)
 	SET_ENV_LIBRARY_PATH=yes
 	;;
+*-netbsd*)
+	SET_ENV_LIBRARY_PATH=yes
+	;;
 esac
 AM_CONDITIONAL(SET_ENV_LIBRARY_PATH, test $SET_ENV_LIBRARY_PATH = yes)
 AC_SUBST(SET_ENV_LIBRARY_PATH)