diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 834464e..1bf2d00 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -582,15 +582,11 @@ AC_MSG_CHECKING([for ps style])
 pcp_ps_all_flags=''
 if $pcp_ps_prog -ef >conftest.out 2>/dev/null
 then
-    ans=`$awk <conftest.out '
+    ans=`$awk <conftest.out "BEGIN { pid = $$ }"'
 NR == 1			{ if ($1 != "UID" && $1 != "USER") exit
 			  if ($2 != "PID") exit
 			}
-# Unix variants
-$2 == 1 && / init/	{ print "OK"; exit }
-$2 == 1 && / \/etc\/init/ { print "OK"; exit }
-# Fedora 9
-$2 == 1 && / \/sbin\/init/ { print "OK"; exit }'`
+$2 == pid && /configure/	{ print "OK"; exit }'`
     if test "$ans" = OK
     then
 	pcp_ps_have_bsd=false
@@ -600,14 +596,11 @@ $2 == 1 && / \/sbin\/init/ { print "OK"; exit }'`
 fi
 if test -z "$pcp_ps_all_flags" && $pcp_ps_prog auxww >conftest.out 2>/dev/null
 then
-    ans=`$awk <conftest.out '
+    ans=`$awk <conftest.out "BEGIN { pid = $$ }"'
 NR == 1			{ if ($1 != "UID" && $1 != "USER") exit
 			  if ($2 != "PID") exit
 			}
-$2 == 1 && / init/	{ print "OK"; exit }
-$2 == 1 && / \/sbin\/init/ { print "OK"; exit }
-$2 == 1 && / \/sbin\/launchd/ { print "OK"; exit }
-$2 == 1 && / \/init/	{ print "OK"; exit }'`
+$2 == pid && /configure/	{ print "OK"; exit }'`
     if test "$ans" = OK
     then
 	pcp_ps_have_bsd=true