diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 34ccef60b48a8baa3e646a4504142a5b580c92e2..8e0b9b42806ac94f00dd1b2409f10ef5fc7d430b 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ AC_SUBST([FRAMAC_VERSION],[`cat VERSION`])
 
 new_section "configure make"
 
-AC_CHECK_PROG(MAKE,make,make,)
+AC_CHECK_PROGS(MAKE,gmake make,make,)
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([version of make])
 MAKE_DISTRIB=`sh -c "$MAKE -v | sed -n -e 's/\(.*\) Make.*$/\1/p'"`
 MAKE_MAJOR=`sh -c "$MAKE -v | sed -n  -f bin/sed_get_make_major"`