diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 119320e76d..1b3b1147a0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1667,6 +1667,8 @@ elif check_func dlopen -ldl; then
     ldl=-ldl
 fi
 
+check_func fork
+
 test "$vhook" = "default" && vhook="$dlopen"
 
 enabled_any vhook liba52bin libfaadbin ffserver && add_extralibs $ldl
diff --git a/vhook/Makefile b/vhook/Makefile
index 2829817607..663a66a989 100644
--- a/vhook/Makefile
+++ b/vhook/Makefile
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ CFLAGS=-I$(BUILD_ROOT) -I$(SRC_PATH) -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavutil -I$(SRC_PATH)/libav
        -I$(SRC_PATH)/libavformat -I$(SRC_PATH)/libswscale $(VHOOKCFLAGS) -DHAVE_AV_CONFIG_H
 LDFLAGS+= -g
 
-HOOKS=null$(SLIBSUF) fish$(SLIBSUF) ppm$(SLIBSUF) watermark$(SLIBSUF)
-ALLHOOKS=$(HOOKS) imlib2$(SLIBSUF) drawtext$(SLIBSUF)
+HOOKS=null$(SLIBSUF) fish$(SLIBSUF) watermark$(SLIBSUF)
+ALLHOOKS=$(HOOKS) ppm$(SLIBSUF) imlib2$(SLIBSUF) drawtext$(SLIBSUF)
+
+ifeq ($(HAVE_FORK),yes)
+    HOOKS += ppm$(SLIBSUF)
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(HAVE_IMLIB2),yes)
     HOOKS += imlib2$(SLIBSUF)