diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3cade53c41c..1d8f3c6c957 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -12989,7 +12989,7 @@ if ${UDEV_LIBS:+false} :; then :
 fi
 fi
 
-
+UDEV_LIBS=${UDEV_LIBS:-"-ludev"}
 $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: libudev cflags: $UDEV_CFLAGS" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: libudev libs: $UDEV_LIBS" >&5
 ac_save_CPPFLAGS=$CPPFLAGS
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 32a09870991..43f8a24c45c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1524,7 +1524,7 @@ WINE_NOTICE_WITH(oss,[test "x$ac_cv_member_oss_sysinfo_numaudioengines" != xyes]
 dnl **** Check for libudev ****
 if test "x$with_udev" != "xno"
 then
-    WINE_PACKAGE_FLAGS(UDEV,[libudev],,,,
+    WINE_PACKAGE_FLAGS(UDEV,[libudev],[-ludev],,,
         [AC_CHECK_HEADERS(libudev.h,
             [AC_CHECK_LIB(udev,udev_new,
                 AC_DEFINE(HAVE_UDEV,1,[Define to 1 if you have the `udev' library (-ludev).]),