diff --git a/builds/unix/configure.raw b/builds/unix/configure.raw
index 0aa5e6558..46d957245 100644
--- a/builds/unix/configure.raw
+++ b/builds/unix/configure.raw
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ if test ${cross_compiling} = yes; then
   AC_CHECK_PROG(CC_BUILD, ${build}-gcc, ${build}-gcc)
   test -z "${CC_BUILD}" && AC_CHECK_PROG(CC_BUILD, gcc, gcc)
   test -z "${CC_BUILD}" && AC_CHECK_PROG(CC_BUILD, cc, cc, , , /usr/ucb/cc)
+  test -z "${CC_BUILD}" && AC_CHECK_PROG(CC_BUILD, clang, clang)
   test -z "${CC_BUILD}" && AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot find native C compiler])
 
   AC_MSG_CHECKING([for suffix of native executables])