diff --git a/src/config.guess b/src/config.guess
index 34469b5..dd6bd39 100755
--- a/src/config.guess
+++ b/src/config.guess
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 # config.guess: an alternate implementation for modern (cross-)systems.
-# modern-hosts: native compiler must support the -dumpmachine argument.
+# modern-hosts: machine detection either via slibtool's --dumpmachine
+#               output, or by way of a native compiler that implements
+#               the -dumpmachine switch.
 
 # this file is covered by COPYING.BAUTOMAKE.
 
@@ -21,7 +23,7 @@ set -eu
 
 mb_script="$0"
 mb_status=1
-mb_dstamp='2020-01-18'
+mb_dstamp='2021-06-11'
 
 mb_target=
 mb_extarg="${1:-}"
@@ -43,7 +45,8 @@ config_usage()
 		>&2
 
 	printf '\nThis is an alternate config.guess implementation for modern (cross-)systems.' >&2
-	printf '\nThe priority native compiler must support the -dumpmachine argument.\n\n'    >&2
+	printf '\nA native system is identified either via `slibtool --dumpmachine`, or by way' >&2
+	printf '\n  of the -dumpmachine output of its priority native compiler.\n\n'            >&2
 
 	printf 'Native compilers are tried in the following order:\n'                         >&2
 	printf '\t%s\n' '$NATIVE_CC' '$CC_FOR_BUILD' 'c99' 'cc' 'ucc' 'gcc' 'clang' 'cparser' >&2
@@ -93,6 +96,16 @@ if [ -n "$mb_extarg" ]; then
 fi
 
 
+# try slibtool
+if command -v slibtool > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+	mb_target=$(slibtool --dumpmachine 2>/dev/null || true)
+
+	if [ -n "$mb_target" ]; then
+		config_output
+	fi
+fi
+
+
 # explicit
 mb_native_cc="${NATIVE_CC:-false}"
 mb_cc_for_build="${CC_FOR_BUILD:-false}"