diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3c6c360a442..809abefdecd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -13565,7 +13565,7 @@ if ${GNUTLS_LIBS:+false} :; then :
 fi
 fi
 
-
+GNUTLS_LIBS=${GNUTLS_LIBS:-"-lgnutls"}
 $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: gnutls cflags: $GNUTLS_CFLAGS" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: gnutls libs: $GNUTLS_LIBS" >&5
 ac_save_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d4a92d3cbb0..3e0511325cd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1449,7 +1449,7 @@ fi
 dnl **** Check for libgnutls ****
 if test "x$with_gnutls" != "xno"
 then
-    WINE_PACKAGE_FLAGS(GNUTLS,[gnutls],,,,
+    WINE_PACKAGE_FLAGS(GNUTLS,[gnutls],[-lgnutls],,,
         [AC_CHECK_HEADER(gnutls/gnutls.h,
             [AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <gnutls/gnutls.h>
 #include <gnutls/crypto.h>]], [[static typeof(gnutls_mac_get_key_size) *func; if (func) return 0;]])],