diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1ccd0481..b09dfbbd 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -383,6 +383,15 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(
 	AS_HELP_STRING(--enable-utf8proc, use utf8proc if it is installed)
 )
 if test "x$enable_utf8proc" = xyes; then
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(
+		LIBUTF8PROC,
+		libutf8proc,
+		[
+			AM_CPPFLAGS="$LIBUTF8PROC_CFLAGS $AM_CPPFLAGS"
+			CPPFLAGS="$LIBUTF8PROC_CFLAGS $SAVED_CPPFLAGS"
+			LIBS="$LIBUTF8PROC_LIBS $LIBS"
+		]
+	)
 	AC_CHECK_HEADER(utf8proc.h, enable_utf8proc=yes, enable_utf8proc=no)
 	if test "x$enable_utf8proc" = xyes; then
 		AC_SEARCH_LIBS(