diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2c237210d6..238aa3c43c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ int main( void ) { return (int) imlib_load_font("foo"); }
 EOF
 
 imlib2=no
-if $cc -o $TMPE $TMPC -lImlib2 > /dev/null 2>&1  ; then
+if $cc -o $TMPE $TMPC -lImlib2 -lm > /dev/null 2>&1  ; then
 imlib2=yes
 fi