diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4c9b8910d2..444610550a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(ifupdown, AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-ifupdown], [enable ifupdown con
 AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifcfg_rh"], AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/redhat-release, enable_ifcfg_rh=yes))
 AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifcfg_rh"], AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/fedora-release, enable_ifcfg_rh=yes))
 AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifcfg_rh"], AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/mandriva-release, enable_ifcfg_rh=yes))
+AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifcfg_rh"], AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/mageia-release, enable_ifcfg_rh=yes))
 AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifupdown"], AC_CHECK_FILE(/etc/debian_version, enable_ifupdown=yes))
 # Otherwise plugins default to "no"
 AS_IF([test -z "$enable_ifcfg_rh"], enable_ifcfg_rh=no)