diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a7f9881..95c36b6 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(CC, ${ac_tool_prefix}gcc ${ac_tool_prefix}cc, -v,
   critic_missing="$critic_missing gcc")
 AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(MAKE, gnumake gmake make, --version,
   [GNU Make[^0-9]*\([0-9][0-9.]*\)],
-  [3.79* | 3.[89]*], critic_missing="$critic_missing make")
+  [3.79* | 3.[89]* | 4.*], critic_missing="$critic_missing make")
 
 AC_CHECK_PROG_VER(MSGFMT, gnumsgfmt gmsgfmt msgfmt, --version,
   [GNU gettext.* \([0-9]*\.[0-9.]*\)],
-- 
1.8.4