diff --git a/local/recipes/tui/mc/recipe.toml b/local/recipes/tui/mc/recipe.toml
index 5c810b9b35..6dec214fec 100644
--- a/local/recipes/tui/mc/recipe.toml
+++ b/local/recipes/tui/mc/recipe.toml
@@ -32,6 +32,15 @@ export ac_cv_func_ptsname=no
 export ac_cv_func_openpty=no
 export ac_cv_header_arpa_nameser_h=no
 export ac_cv_header_resolv_h=no
+export ac_cv_func_getmntinfo=yes
+export ac_cv_header_sys_mount_h=yes
+export fu_cv_sys_mounted_getmntinfo2=no
+export gl_cv_list_mounted_fs=yes
+
+# mc's configure script cannot detect a mounted-filesystem method on Redox
+# (no getmntinfo, no next_dev, no fs_stat_dev). Force the check to pass
+# by patching the generated configure to skip the fatal error.
+sed -i 's/as_fn_error $? "could not determine how to read list of mounted file systems"/ac_list_mounted_fs=found # Redox: forced/' "${COOKBOOK_SOURCE}/configure"
 
 # Configure with minimal features for initial port
 COOKBOOK_CONFIGURE_FLAGS+=(