diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0daa8a1f1..24707554a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -771,7 +771,6 @@ infodir
 docdir
 oldincludedir
 includedir
-runstatedir
 localstatedir
 sharedstatedir
 sysconfdir
@@ -987,7 +986,6 @@ datadir='${datarootdir}'
 sysconfdir='${prefix}/etc'
 sharedstatedir='${prefix}/com'
 localstatedir='${prefix}/var'
-runstatedir='${localstatedir}/run'
 includedir='${prefix}/include'
 oldincludedir='/usr/include'
 docdir='${datarootdir}/doc/${PACKAGE}'
@@ -1240,15 +1238,6 @@ do
   | -silent | --silent | --silen | --sile | --sil)
     silent=yes ;;
 
-  -runstatedir | --runstatedir | --runstatedi | --runstated \
-  | --runstate | --runstat | --runsta | --runst | --runs \
-  | --run | --ru | --r)
-    ac_prev=runstatedir ;;
-  -runstatedir=* | --runstatedir=* | --runstatedi=* | --runstated=* \
-  | --runstate=* | --runstat=* | --runsta=* | --runst=* | --runs=* \
-  | --run=* | --ru=* | --r=*)
-    runstatedir=$ac_optarg ;;
-
   -sbindir | --sbindir | --sbindi | --sbind | --sbin | --sbi | --sb)
     ac_prev=sbindir ;;
   -sbindir=* | --sbindir=* | --sbindi=* | --sbind=* | --sbin=* \
@@ -1386,7 +1375,7 @@ fi
 for ac_var in	exec_prefix prefix bindir sbindir libexecdir datarootdir \
 		datadir sysconfdir sharedstatedir localstatedir includedir \
 		oldincludedir docdir infodir htmldir dvidir pdfdir psdir \
-		libdir localedir mandir runstatedir
+		libdir localedir mandir
 do
   eval ac_val=\$$ac_var
   # Remove trailing slashes.
@@ -1539,7 +1528,6 @@ Fine tuning of the installation directories:
   --sysconfdir=DIR        read-only single-machine data [PREFIX/etc]
   --sharedstatedir=DIR    modifiable architecture-independent data [PREFIX/com]
   --localstatedir=DIR     modifiable single-machine data [PREFIX/var]
-  --runstatedir=DIR       modifiable per-process data [LOCALSTATEDIR/run]
   --libdir=DIR            object code libraries [EPREFIX/lib]
   --includedir=DIR        C header files [PREFIX/include]
   --oldincludedir=DIR     C header files for non-gcc [/usr/include]
@@ -20270,8 +20258,34 @@ else
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   # One or both of the vars are not set, and there is no cached value.
-ac_x_includes=no ac_x_libraries=no
-rm -f -r conftest.dir
+ac_x_includes=no
+ac_x_libraries=no
+# Do we need to do anything special at all?
+ac_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lX11 $LIBS"
+cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <X11/Xlib.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+XrmInitialize ()
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+  # We can compile and link X programs with no special options.
+  ac_x_includes=
+  ac_x_libraries=
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+LIBS="$ac_save_LIBS"
+# If that didn't work, only try xmkmf and filesystem searches
+# for native compilation.
+if test x"$ac_x_includes" = xno && test "$cross_compiling" = no; then :
+  rm -f -r conftest.dir
 if mkdir conftest.dir; then
   cd conftest.dir
   cat >Imakefile <<'_ACEOF'
@@ -20310,7 +20324,7 @@ _ACEOF
   rm -f -r conftest.dir
 fi
 
-# Standard set of common directories for X headers.
+  # Standard set of common directories for X headers.
 # Check X11 before X11Rn because it is often a symlink to the current release.
 ac_x_header_dirs='
 /usr/X11/include
@@ -20337,6 +20351,8 @@ ac_x_header_dirs='
 /usr/local/include/X11R5
 /usr/local/include/X11R4
 
+/opt/X11/include
+
 /usr/X386/include
 /usr/x386/include
 /usr/XFree86/include/X11
@@ -20410,15 +20426,17 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
     conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 fi # $ac_x_libraries = no
 
+fi
+# Record the results.
 case $ac_x_includes,$ac_x_libraries in #(
-  no,* | *,no | *\'*)
+  no,* | *,no | *\'*) :
     # Didn't find X, or a directory has "'" in its name.
-    ac_cv_have_x="have_x=no";; #(
-  *)
+    ac_cv_have_x="have_x=no" ;; #(
+  *) :
     # Record where we found X for the cache.
     ac_cv_have_x="have_x=yes\
 	ac_x_includes='$ac_x_includes'\
-	ac_x_libraries='$ac_x_libraries'"
+	ac_x_libraries='$ac_x_libraries'" ;;
 esac
 fi
 ;; #(