diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 46353fde5f..b459a0a1c9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5770,6 +5770,9 @@ elif openbsd ; then
   default_cdrom_device="/dev/rcd0a"
 elif sunos ; then
   default_cdrom_device="/vol/dev/aliases/cdrom0"
+  # Modern Solaris versions use HAL instead of the vold daemon, the volfs
+  # file system and the volfs service.
+  test -r "/cdrom/cdrom0" && default_cdrom_device="/cdrom/cdrom0"
 elif amigaos ; then
   default_cdrom_device="a1ide.device:2"
 else