diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8ed44bd0..7ec67e89 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ case "${host}" in
     save_LIBS=$LIBS
     LIBS="$LIBS $thread_LIBS"
     AC_SEARCH_LIBS(alGenBuffers, openal)
+    AC_SEARCH_LIBS(alutInit, [ alut openal ] )
     OPENAL_OK="$ac_cv_search_alGenBuffers"
     openal_LIBS="$LIBS"
     LIBS=$save_LIBS