diff --git enchant-clean/configure enchant-workdir/configure
index 6b76c6e..257e273 100755
--- enchant-clean/configure
+++ enchant-workdir/configure
@@ -10206,7 +10206,7 @@ irix5* | irix6* | nonstopux*)
   ;;
 
 # This must be glibc/ELF.
-linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
+linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu* | astral*)
   lt_cv_deplibs_check_method=pass_all
   ;;
 
@@ -13617,7 +13617,7 @@ lt_prog_compiler_static=
       lt_prog_compiler_static='-non_shared'
       ;;
 
-    linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
+    linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu* | astral*)
       case $cc_basename in
       # old Intel for x86_64, which still supported -KPIC.
       ecc*)
@@ -14291,7 +14291,7 @@ _LT_EOF
       archive_expsym_cmds='$SED "s|^|_|" $export_symbols >$output_objdir/$soname.expsym~$CC -shared $pic_flag $libobjs $deplibs $compiler_flags $wl-h,$soname $wl--retain-symbols-file,$output_objdir/$soname.expsym $wl--image-base,`expr ${RANDOM-$$} % 4096 / 2 \* 262144 + 1342177280` -o $lib'
       ;;
 
-    gnu* | linux* | tpf* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu)
+    gnu* | linux* | tpf* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | astral*)
       tmp_diet=no
       if test linux-dietlibc = "$host_os"; then
 	case $cc_basename in
@@ -16119,7 +16119,7 @@ linux*android*)
   ;;
 
 # This must be glibc/ELF.
-linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
+linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu* | astral*)
   version_type=linux # correct to gnu/linux during the next big refactor
   need_lib_prefix=no
   need_version=no
@@ -18235,7 +18235,7 @@ fi
         inherit_rpath_CXX=yes
         ;;
 
-      linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
+      linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu* | astral*)
         case $cc_basename in
           KCC*)
 	    # Kuck and Associates, Inc. (KAI) C++ Compiler
@@ -19051,7 +19051,7 @@ lt_prog_compiler_static_CXX=
 	    ;;
 	esac
 	;;
-      linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
+      linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu* | astral*)
 	case $cc_basename in
 	  KCC*)
 	    # KAI C++ Compiler
@@ -20123,7 +20123,7 @@ linux*android*)
   ;;
 
 # This must be glibc/ELF.
-linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu*)
+linux* | k*bsd*-gnu | kopensolaris*-gnu | gnu* | astral*)
   version_type=linux # correct to gnu/linux during the next big refactor
   need_lib_prefix=no
   need_version=no
diff --git enchant-clean/configure.ac enchant-workdir/configure.ac
index 3e3268e..d93d626 100644
--- enchant-clean/configure.ac
+++ enchant-workdir/configure.ac
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 # You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 # along with this program; if not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-AC_PREREQ([2.71])
+AC_PREREQ([2.69])
 AC_INIT([Enchant],[2.8.12])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR(lib/enchant.h)
 AC_CONFIG_AUX_DIR([build-aux])