diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 11c30db860..b1e9e299fe 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2429,6 +2429,7 @@ ffmpeg_select="aformat_filter anull_filter atrim_filter format_filter
                null_filter
                setpts_filter trim_filter"
 ffplay_deps="avcodec avformat swscale swresample sdl"
+ffplay_libs='$sdl_libs'
 ffplay_select="rdft crop_filter"
 ffprobe_deps="avcodec avformat"
 ffserver_deps="avformat fork sarestart"
@@ -4635,7 +4636,8 @@ enabled vdpau &&
     disable vdpau
 
 enabled vdpau && enabled xlib &&
-    check_lib2 "vdpau/vdpau.h vdpau/vdpau_x11.h" vdp_device_create_x11 -lvdpau &&
+    check_func_headers "vdpau/vdpau.h vdpau/vdpau_x11.h" vdp_device_create_x11 -lvdpau &&
+    prepend ffmpeg_libs $($ldflags_filter "-lvdpau") &&
     enable vdpau_x11
 
 # Funny iconv installations are not unusual, so check it after all flags have been set
@@ -5102,7 +5104,6 @@ HOSTLD_O=$HOSTLD_O
 TARGET_EXEC=$target_exec $target_exec_args
 TARGET_PATH=$target_path
 TARGET_SAMPLES=${target_samples:-\$(SAMPLES)}
-LIBS-ffplay=$sdl_libs
 CFLAGS-ffplay=$sdl_cflags
 ZLIB=$($ldflags_filter -lz)
 LIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_CMD=$LIB_INSTALL_EXTRA_CMD
@@ -5138,6 +5139,13 @@ get_version(){
 
 map 'get_version $v' $LIBRARY_LIST
 
+print_program_libs(){
+    eval "program_libs=\$${1}_libs"
+    eval echo "LIBS-${1}=${program_libs}" >> config.mak
+}
+
+map 'print_program_libs $v' $PROGRAM_LIST
+
 cat > $TMPH <<EOF
 /* Automatically generated by configure - do not modify! */
 #ifndef FFMPEG_CONFIG_H