--- configure.old	2009-04-07 17:36:12.000000000 +0000
+++ configure	2009-04-07 17:36:32.000000000 +0000
@@ -6233,7 +6233,7 @@
 irix[56].*) #(vi
 	CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS -D_SGI_SOURCE"
 	;;
-linux*|gnu*|k*bsd*-gnu) #(vi
+linux*|gnu*|k*bsd*-gnu|mint*) #(vi
 
 echo "$as_me:6238: checking if we must define _GNU_SOURCE" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking if we must define _GNU_SOURCE... $ECHO_C" >&6
