diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f939011e1..726916f2b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2002-08-19  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
+
+	* configure.in: Enable subshell support on all operating systems
+	by default.  Old issues are most likely solved by now.
+
 2002-08-18  Pavel Roskin  <proski@gnu.org>
 
 	* lib/mc.ext.in: Try links before lynx.  Force full path when
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 052301d51..ed7c69a18 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -481,15 +481,8 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(subshell,
         then 
 		result="yes"
 	fi],
-	[dnl Default: provide the subshell support on non-ultrix machines
-	case $host_os in
-	ultrix*)
-		result="no"
-		;;
-	*)
-		result="yes"
-		;;
-	esac
+	[dnl Default: enable the subshell support
+	result="yes"
 ])
 if test "x$result" != xno; then
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SUBSHELL_SUPPORT, 1,