diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bcaa23d27..405260691 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -21278,7 +21278,7 @@ $as_echo "#define SDL_VIDEO_RENDER_DIRECTFB 1" >>confdefs.h
             { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for directfb dynamic loading support" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for directfb dynamic loading support... " >&6; }
             directfb_shared=no
-            directfb_lib=`find_lib "libdirectfb.so.*" "$DIRECTFB_LIBS"`
+            directfb_lib=`find_lib "libdirectfb*.so.*" "$DIRECTFB_LIBS"`
             # | sed 's/.*\/\(.*\)/\1/; q'`]
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: \"directfb $directfb_lib\"" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: \"directfb $directfb_lib\"" >&2;}
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 382181436..5833794df 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2060,7 +2060,7 @@ AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-directfb-shared], [dynamically load directfb support [[
 
             AC_MSG_CHECKING(for directfb dynamic loading support)
             directfb_shared=no
-            directfb_lib=[`find_lib "libdirectfb.so.*" "$DIRECTFB_LIBS"`]
+            directfb_lib=[`find_lib "libdirectfb*.so.*" "$DIRECTFB_LIBS"`]
             # | sed 's/.*\/\(.*\)/\1/; q'`]
 AC_MSG_WARN("directfb $directfb_lib")
             if test x$have_loadso != xyes && \