diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2d13e8b..6a9c917 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6376,24 +6376,30 @@ done
 
 
 
-if test -c "/dev/random"; then
+UNAME=`uname`
+
+
+if [ $UNAME != "AROS" ]; then
+
+  if test -c "/dev/random"; then
 
 $as_echo "#define HAVE_DEV_RANDOM 1" >>confdefs.h
 
-fi
+  fi
 
-if test -c "/dev/urandom"; then
+  if test -c "/dev/urandom"; then
 
 $as_echo "#define HAVE_DEV_URANDOM 1" >>confdefs.h
 
-fi
+  fi
 
-if test -c "/dev/arandom"; then
+  if test -c "/dev/arandom"; then
 
 $as_echo "#define HAVE_DEV_ARANDOM 1" >>confdefs.h
 
-fi
+  fi
 
+fi
 
 
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for socket in -lc" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ca3439d..3876be6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -171,18 +171,29 @@ dnl ##############################################
 dnl check for various RNG/PRNG devices
 dnl ##############################################  
 
-if test -c "/dev/random"; then
+UNAME=`uname`
+
+dnl ############################################## 
+dnl AROS pops up a "Please insert disk" dialog for /dev
+dnl if script looks for devices (which don't exist)
+dnl so don't even try looking.
+dnl ############################################## 
+
+if [[ $UNAME != "AROS" ]]; then
+
+  if test -c "/dev/random"; then
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DEV_RANDOM, [1], [Has /dev/random])
-fi
+  fi
 
-if test -c "/dev/urandom"; then
+  if test -c "/dev/urandom"; then
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DEV_URANDOM, [1], [Has /dev/urandom])
-fi
+  fi
 
-if test -c "/dev/arandom"; then
+  if test -c "/dev/arandom"; then
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_DEV_ARANDOM, [1], [Has /dev/arandom])
-fi
+  fi
 
+fi
 
 dnl ##############################################
 dnl Checks for various platform specific libraries