diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 29a654ec51..ecf14476a0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -10468,7 +10468,7 @@ $as_echo "${python_libspec} ${python_additional_libs}" >&6; }
 
 fi
 
-if test "$cross_compiling" = yes && test -z "$with_system_tzdata"; then
+if test x"$cross_compiling" = x"yes" && test -z "$with_system_tzdata"; then
   if test -z "$ZIC"; then
   for ac_prog in zic
 do
@@ -18702,6 +18702,9 @@ $as_echo "OpenSSL" >&6; }
 elif test x"$PORTNAME" = x"win32" ; then
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: Windows native" >&5
 $as_echo "Windows native" >&6; }
+elif test x"$cross_compiling" = x"yes"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: assuming /dev/urandom" >&5
+$as_echo "assuming /dev/urandom" >&6; }
 else
   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: /dev/urandom" >&5
 $as_echo "/dev/urandom" >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 54a9dec092..4d37c2312c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ if test "$with_python" = yes; then
   PGAC_CHECK_PYTHON_EMBED_SETUP
 fi
 
-if test "$cross_compiling" = yes && test -z "$with_system_tzdata"; then
+if test x"$cross_compiling" = x"yes" && test -z "$with_system_tzdata"; then
   PGAC_PATH_PROGS(ZIC, zic)
   if test -z "$ZIC"; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([
@@ -2257,6 +2257,8 @@ if test x"$with_ssl" = x"openssl" ; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT([OpenSSL])
 elif test x"$PORTNAME" = x"win32" ; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT([Windows native])
+elif test x"$cross_compiling" = x"yes"; then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT([assuming /dev/urandom])
 else
   AC_MSG_RESULT([/dev/urandom])
   AC_CHECK_FILE([/dev/urandom], [], [])