diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0aaf536aa4..b42fdf8a02 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -523,6 +523,11 @@ case "$host" in
         APR_ADDTO(ESL_LDFLAGS, -lnsl -lsocket)
 	APR_ADDTO([PLATFORM_CORE_LIBS], [-ldl -lcrypt -lrt -lsendfile -lresolv -lsocket -lnsl -luuid])
     ;;
+    *dragonfly*)
+        APR_ADDTO(CFLAGS, -I/usr/local/include)
+        APR_ADDTO(LDFLAGS, -L/usr/local/lib)
+        APR_ADDTO(SWITCH_AM_CFLAGS, -I/usr/local/include)
+    ;;
     *openbsd*)
         APR_ADDTO(CFLAGS, -I/usr/local/include)
         APR_ADDTO(LDFLAGS, -L/usr/local/lib)