diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7e56f1009..d49943a16 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ then
              then TRYLINKINGWITHCXX="CXXSHARED= $CXX -Wl,-G";
              else TRYLINKINGWITHCXX="CXXSHARED= $CXX -G -L/opt/SUNWspro/lib -lCrun";
              fi;;
+        hp*|HP*) TRYLINKINGWITHCXX="CXXSHARED= $CXX +z ";;
         *-*-darwin*) TRYLINKINGWITHCXX="CXXSHARED= $CXX -bundle -undefined suppress -flat_namespace";;
         *-*-cygwin* | *-*-mingw*)
             if test "$GCC" = yes; then