diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index bd4b83ef69..d9b9a8f347 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(NM_NAMED_BINARY_PATH, "$with_named", [Define to path of named
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(NM_NAMED_DATA_DIR, "$with_named_dir", [Define to path of named data directory])
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(NM_NAMED_USER, "$with_named_user", [Define to named username])
 
-AC_PATH_PROG(DHCDBD_BINARY_PATH, dhcdbd)
+AC_PATH_PROG(DHCDBD_BINARY_PATH, dhcdbd, [], $PATH:/sbin)
 if ! test -x "$DHCDBD_BINARY_PATH"; then
 	AC_MSG_ERROR(dhcdbd was not installed.  See http://people.redhat.com/jvdias/dhcdbd)
 fi