diff --git a/stepmania/configure.ac b/stepmania/configure.ac
index 1aca7f9bc1..d20562b91b 100644
--- a/stepmania/configure.ac
+++ b/stepmania/configure.ac
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ fi
 # SDL_LIBS="`echo $SDL_LIBS | sed 's_-L/usr/lib/\?[[ $]]__'`"
 
 have_libpng=yes
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS(png_create_read_struct, [png], ,  have_libpng=no)
+AC_CHECK_LIB(png, png_create_read_struct, , have_libpng=no, [-lz -lm])
 AC_CHECK_HEADER(png.h, , have_libpng=no)
 if test "$have_libpng" = "no"; then
   echo