diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1bca82702b8..0db221c57a8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -11755,7 +11755,7 @@ if ${ac_cv_lib_lcms2_cmsOpenProfileFromFile+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-llcms2  $LIBS"
+LIBS="-llcms2 $LCMS2_LIBS $LIBS"
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 46602d68d95..673323ac820 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ then
         if test "$ac_cv_header_lcms2_h" = "yes"
         then
             AC_CHECK_LIB(lcms2, cmsOpenProfileFromFile,
-                [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LCMS2, 1, [Define if you have the LittleCMS development environment])],[LCMS2_LIBS=""])
+                [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LCMS2, 1, [Define if you have the LittleCMS development environment])],[LCMS2_LIBS=""],[$LCMS2_LIBS])
         else
             LCMS2_CFLAGS=""
             LCMS2_LIBS=""