diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6b2a4985e164c723629631f5b1285c502872d89a..ae5f1ffbb01f8c2141c35f2951bc890b13cb5838 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3406,6 +3406,9 @@ fi
 if test "x$curl_spnego_msg" = "xenabled"; then
   SUPPORT_FEATURES="$SUPPORT_FEATURES SPNEGO"
 fi
+if test "x$want_gss" = "xyes"; then
+  SUPPORT_FEATURES="$SUPPORT_FEATURES GSS-API"
+fi
 
 AC_SUBST(SUPPORT_FEATURES)