--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -24300,12 +24300,17 @@
 	 test ! -s conftest.err
        } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
 
+if [ -z "$HAVE_INET6_I_KNOW_IT_BETTER" -o "$HAVE_INET6_I_KNOW_IT_BETTER" = "yes" ]; then
+have_inet6_result="yes"
 cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_INET6 1
 _ACEOF
+else
+have_inet6_result="no (overridden)"
+fi
 
-                     { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+                     { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $have_inet6_result" >&5
+$as_echo "$have_inet6_result" >&6; }
 else
   $as_echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5