--- a/m4/inet_ntop.m4
+++ b/m4/inet_ntop.m4
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# inet_ntop.m4 serial 9
+# inet_ntop.m4 serial 10
 dnl Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 dnl This file is free software; the Free Software Foundation
 dnl gives unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it,
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@
 
   gl_REPLACE_ARPA_INET_H
 
-  dnl The AC_SEARCH_LIBS call is a hack to persuade the Solaris 8 linker to
-  dnl find inet_ntop.
-  dnl
-  dnl It is the responsibility of gl_INET_NTOP's caller to arrange for
-  dnl -lnsl if it is needed.  Normally -lnsl is not needed on Solaris 8,
-  dnl since inet_ntop is needed only by getaddrinfo, and getaddrinfo
-  dnl isn't built on Solaris 8.
+  dnl Most platforms that provide inet_ntop define it in libc.
+  dnl Solaris 8..10 provide inet_ntop in libnsl instead.
   gl_save_LIBS=$LIBS
   AC_SEARCH_LIBS([inet_ntop], [nsl], [],
     [AC_REPLACE_FUNCS([inet_ntop])])
   LIBS=$gl_save_LIBS
+  INET_NTOP_LIB=
+  if test "$ac_cv_search_inet_ntop" != "none needed"; then
+    INET_NTOP_LIB="$ac_cv_search_inet_ntop"
+  fi
+  AC_SUBST([INET_NTOP_LIB])
 
   gl_PREREQ_INET_NTOP
 ])