diff --git a/ac/configure.ac b/ac/configure.ac
index dc4962307e..8d74d71fbd 100644
--- a/ac/configure.ac
+++ b/ac/configure.ac
@@ -234,21 +234,28 @@ AC_SUBST([SRC_DIRS],
 AC_CONFIG_COMMANDS(Makefile.dep, [make depend])
 
 
-# setjmp verification
+# POSIX verification tests
 AC_LANG_PUSH([C])
 
-# Verify that either sigsetjmp (POSIX) or __sigsetjmp (glibc) are available.
-AC_CHECK_FUNC([sigsetjmp])
-AS_IF([test "$ac_cv_func_sigsetjmp" == "yes"], [
-  SIGSETJMP_NAME="sigsetjmp"
-], [
-  AC_CHECK_FUNC([__sigsetjmp], [
-    SIGSETJMP_NAME="__sigsetjmp"
-  ], [
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find a symbol for sigsetjmp.])
+# These symbols may be defined as macros, making them inaccessible by Fortran.
+# The following exist in BSD and Linux, so we just test for them.
+AC_CHECK_FUNC([setjmp], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find setjmp.])])
+AC_CHECK_FUNC([longjmp], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find longjmp.])])
+AC_CHECK_FUNC([siglongjmp], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find siglongjmp.])])
+
+# Determine the sigsetjmp symbol.  If missing, then point to sigsetjmp_missing.
+#
+# Supported symbols:
+#   sigsetjmp       POSIX, BSD libc (MacOS)
+#   __sigsetjmp     glibc (Linux)
+SIGSETJMP="sigsetjmp_missing"
+for sigsetjmp_fn in sigsetjmp __sigsetjmp; do
+  AC_CHECK_FUNC([${sigsetjmp_fn}], [
+    SIGSETJMP=${sigsetjmp_fn}
+    break
   ])
-])
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SIGSETJMP_NAME], ["$SIGSETJMP_NAME"])
+done
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SIGSETJMP_NAME], ["${SIGSETJMP}"])
 
 # Determine the size of jmp_buf and sigjmp_buf
 AC_CHECK_SIZEOF([jmp_buf], [], [#include <setjmp.h>])
diff --git a/src/framework/posix.F90 b/src/framework/posix.F90
index 522024071e..142d7634e2 100644
--- a/src/framework/posix.F90
+++ b/src/framework/posix.F90
@@ -344,4 +344,22 @@ subroutine siglongjmp(env, val)
   call siglongjmp_posix(env, val_c)
 end subroutine siglongjmp
 
+!> Placeholder function for a missing or unconfigured sigsetjmp
+!!
+!! The symbol for sigsetjmp can be platform-dependent and may not exist if
+!! defined as a macro.  This function allows compilation, and reports a runtime
+!! error if used in the program.
+function sigsetjmp_missing(env, savesigs) result(rc) bind(c)
+  type(sigjmp_buf), intent(in) :: env
+    !< Current process state (unused)
+  integer(kind=c_int), value, intent(in) :: savesigs
+    !< Enable signal state flag (unused)
+  integer(kind=c_int) :: rc
+    !< Function return code (unused)
+
+  print '(a)', 'ERROR: sigsetjmp() is not implemented in this build.'
+  print '(a)', 'Recompile with autoconf or -DSIGSETJMP_NAME=\"<symbol name>\".'
+  error stop
+end function sigsetjmp_missing
+
 end module posix
diff --git a/src/framework/posix.h b/src/framework/posix.h
index d60a868a91..96dec57814 100644
--- a/src/framework/posix.h
+++ b/src/framework/posix.h
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 ! glibc defines sigsetjmp as __sigsetjmp via macro readable from <setjmp.h>.
 #ifndef SIGSETJMP_NAME
-#define SIGSETJMP_NAME "__sigsetjmp"
+#define SIGSETJMP_NAME "sigsetjmp_missing"
 #endif
 
 ! This should be defined by /usr/include/signal.h