diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6f442b3..5803c83 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6988,7 +6988,7 @@ releaseversion='${PACKAGE}-${VERSION}'
 # Set platform-specific modules and symbols
 os_libs=
 os_dltools='curl wget lynx svn'
-os_mailer=mail
+os_mailer=mailx
 os_hostname="'hostname'"
 os_dnsdomainname=
 os_nisdomainname="'domainname'"
