diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d63b68137..f2ac551cc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@ return 0;}
 	       AC_SUBST([DARWIN_LIBS])
                AC_CHECK_LIB([Xplugin],[xp_init],[:])
                AC_SUBST([APPLE_APPLICATIONS_DIR])
-               CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -D__DARWIN__ -DDARWIN_WITH_QUARTZ"
+               CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -D__DARWIN__ -DDARWIN_WITH_QUARTZ -DROOTLESS_WORKAROUND"
                PLIST_VERSION_STRING=$PACKAGE_VERSION
                AC_SUBST([PLIST_VERSION_STRING])
                PLIST_VENDOR_WEB=$VENDOR_WEB