diff --git a/MCONFIG.in b/MCONFIG.in
index 64cb016..f5d1012 100644
--- a/MCONFIG.in
+++ b/MCONFIG.in
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ GINC+=		@EXT2FS_CFLAGS@
 # indicate where the ext2fs library can be found (this is not needed if you
 # have run `make install-libs' in the e2fsprogs source directory).
 #GLIBDIR=	-L/usr/src/e2fsprogs-0.5c/lib
-GLIBS=		$(GLIBDIR) -L../compat/lib -lcompat @EXT2FS_LIBS@
+GLIBS=		$(GLIBDIR) -L../compat/lib -lcompat @EXT2FS_LIBS@ @COM_ERR_LIBS@
 
 #
 # Definitions (don't change them unless you know what you are doing)
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2d69157..c8a9e04 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -414,11 +414,12 @@ fi
 if test "$ext2fs_h" = no -o "x$EXT2FS_LIBS" = "x"; then
 	AC_MSG_ERROR(You need to install the Ext2fs libraries from the E2fsprogs distribution first - hint: make install-libs)
 fi
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(COM_ERR, [com_err])
 
 dnl
 dnl Check for ext2fs_read_inode_full
 dnl
-AC_CHECK_LIB(ext2fs, ext2fs_read_inode_full, [rif=yes], [rif=no], [-lcom_err])
+AC_CHECK_LIB(ext2fs, ext2fs_read_inode_full, [rif=yes], [rif=no], [$COM_ERR_LIBS])
 if test "$rif" = yes; then
 	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_EXT2FS_READ_INODE_FULL],1,[Define this if your ext2fs libs have the ext2fs_read_inode_full function.])
 fi