diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f2b8bacd7bd36c06c908e128454ce5c44bfba27c..0024d3435b3cb97e57d83d5f057f60a312052d40 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -312,10 +312,7 @@ audio_oss="yes"
 dv1394="no"
 make="gmake"
 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -export-dynamic"
-case `uname -r` in
-2.*) extralibs="$extralibs -lossaudio"
-;;
-esac
+extralibs="$extralibs -lossaudio"
 ;;
 OpenBSD)
 v4l="no"