diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 23aa9facc9c..c673b3ee025 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12758,8 +12758,13 @@ else
   LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS getaddrinfo.$ac_objext"
 fi
 
-# similarly, use system's getopt_long() only if system provides struct option.
-if test x"$ac_cv_type_struct_option" = xyes ; then
+# Similarly, use system's getopt_long() only if system provides struct option.
+# Solaris' getopt() doesn't do what we want for long options, so always use
+# our versions on that platform.
+if test "$PORTNAME" = "solaris"; then
+  LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS getopt.$ac_objext"
+  LIBOBJS="$LIBOBJS getopt_long.$ac_objext"
+elif test x"$ac_cv_type_struct_option" = xyes ; then
 
 for ac_func in getopt_long
 do
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index c71b17577be..9ad04fbdb1e 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 dnl Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
-dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.398.4.22 2008/01/03 21:41:50 tgl Exp $
+dnl $PostgreSQL: pgsql/configure.in,v 1.398.4.23 2008/02/24 05:22:33 tgl Exp $
 dnl
 dnl Developers, please strive to achieve this order:
 dnl
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ m4_pattern_forbid(^PGAC_)dnl to catch undefined macros
 
 AC_INIT([PostgreSQL], [8.0.15], [pgsql-bugs@postgresql.org])
 
-m4_if(m4_defn([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION]), [2.53], [], [m4_fatal([Autoconf version 2.59 is required.
+m4_if(m4_defn([m4_PACKAGE_VERSION]), [2.53], [], [m4_fatal([Autoconf version 2.53 is required.
 Untested combinations of 'autoconf' and PostgreSQL versions are not
 recommended.  You can remove the check from 'configure.in' but it is then
 your responsibility whether the result works or not.])])
@@ -942,8 +942,13 @@ else
   AC_LIBOBJ(getaddrinfo)
 fi
 
-# similarly, use system's getopt_long() only if system provides struct option.
-if test x"$ac_cv_type_struct_option" = xyes ; then
+# Similarly, use system's getopt_long() only if system provides struct option.
+# Solaris' getopt() doesn't do what we want for long options, so always use
+# our versions on that platform.
+if test "$PORTNAME" = "solaris"; then
+  AC_LIBOBJ(getopt)
+  AC_LIBOBJ(getopt_long)
+elif test x"$ac_cv_type_struct_option" = xyes ; then
   AC_REPLACE_FUNCS([getopt_long])
 else
   AC_LIBOBJ(getopt_long)