diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 76212f6..2113605 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = no-dependencies
 EXTRA_DIST = README INSTALL COPYING autogen.sh cap-ng.m4
  
 INCLUDES = -I${top_srcdir} 
-LIBS = $(CAPNG_LDADD) $(GLIB_LIBS) -lnuma -lm
+LIBS = $(CAPNG_LDADD) $(GLIB_LIBS) @LIBS@
 AM_CFLAGS = $(GLIB_CFLAGS)
 AM_CPPFLAGS = -W -Wall -Wshadow -Wformat -Wundef -D_GNU_SOURCE
 noinst_HEADERS = bitmap.h constants.h cpumask.h irqbalance.h non-atomic.h \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 18777b4..899026c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ AC_HEADER_STDC
 
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getopt_long)
 
-AC_CHECK_LIB(numa, numa_available, [], [])
-AC_CHECK_LIB(m, floor, [], [])
+AC_CHECK_LIB(numa, numa_available)
+AC_CHECK_LIB(m, floor)
 
 AC_C_CONST
 AC_C_INLINE