diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 22cc632189d..59e939f3943 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -13432,14 +13432,14 @@ fi
 
 if test "$ac_cv_header_capi20_h" = "yes" -a "$ac_cv_header_linux_capi_h" = "yes"
 then
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for capi20_register in -lcapi20" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for capi20_register in -lcapi20... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_capi20_capi20_register+set}" = set; then
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for -lcapi20" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for -lcapi20... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+  ac_check_soname_save_LIBS=$LIBS
 LIBS="-lcapi20  $LIBS"
-cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
@@ -13479,26 +13479,35 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
 	 test ! -s conftest.err
        } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext &&
        $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext; then
-  ac_cv_lib_capi20_capi20_register=yes
+  case "$LIBEXT" in
+    dll) ;;
+    dylib) ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20=`otool -L conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libcapi20\\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib" | sed -e "s/^.*\/\(libcapi20\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
+    *) ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20=`$ac_cv_path_LDD conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libcapi20\\.$LIBEXT" | sed -e "s/^.*\(libcapi20\.$LIBEXT[^	 ]*\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
+  esac
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
 sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
 
-	ac_cv_lib_capi20_capi20_register=no
+
 fi
 
 rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
       conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
+  LIBS=$ac_check_soname_save_LIBS
 fi
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_capi20_capi20_register" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_capi20_capi20_register" >&6; }
-if test $ac_cv_lib_capi20_capi20_register = yes; then
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20" = "x"; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: not found" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}not found" >&6; }
 
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_CAPI4LINUX 1
+else
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20" >&6; }
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define SONAME_LIBCAPI20 "$ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20"
 _ACEOF
 
+
 fi
 
 fi
@@ -15459,84 +15468,6 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 
-fi
-
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for -lcapi20" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for -lcapi20... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_soname_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lcapi20  $LIBS"
-  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char capi20_isinstalled ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return capi20_isinstalled ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext &&
-       $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext; then
-  case "$LIBEXT" in
-    dll) ;;
-    dylib) ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20=`otool -L conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libcapi20\\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib" | sed -e "s/^.*\/\(libcapi20\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
-    *) ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20=`$ac_cv_path_LDD conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libcapi20\\.$LIBEXT" | sed -e "s/^.*\(libcapi20\.$LIBEXT[^	 ]*\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
-  esac
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-
-fi
-
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-  LIBS=$ac_check_soname_save_LIBS
-fi
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20" = "x"; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: not found" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}not found" >&6; }
-
-else
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20" >&6; }
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define SONAME_LIBCAPI20 "$ac_cv_lib_soname_capi20"
-_ACEOF
-
-
 fi
 
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for -lsane" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7d555210d81..49c00116850 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -966,7 +966,7 @@ dnl **** Check for capi4linux ****
 
 if test "$ac_cv_header_capi20_h" = "yes" -a "$ac_cv_header_linux_capi_h" = "yes"
 then
-    AC_CHECK_LIB(capi20,capi20_register,[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CAPI4LINUX,1,[Define if you have capi4linux libs and headers])])
+    WINE_CHECK_SONAME(capi20,capi20_register)
 fi
 
 dnl **** Check for gcc specific options ****
@@ -1123,7 +1123,6 @@ WINE_CHECK_SONAME(fontconfig,FcInit)
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(ssl,SSL_library_init)
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(crypto,BIO_new_socket)
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(jpeg,jpeg_start_decompress)
-WINE_CHECK_SONAME(capi20,capi20_isinstalled)
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(sane,sane_init)
 
 
diff --git a/dlls/capi2032/cap20wxx.c b/dlls/capi2032/cap20wxx.c
index 482c37bbaeb..1e0bd4c6d8a 100644
--- a/dlls/capi2032/cap20wxx.c
+++ b/dlls/capi2032/cap20wxx.c
@@ -43,11 +43,7 @@
 
 WINE_DEFAULT_DEBUG_CHANNEL(capi);
 
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPI4LINUX
-
-#ifndef SONAME_LIBCAPI20
-#define SONAME_LIBCAPI20 "libcapi20" SONAME_EXT
-#endif
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBCAPI20
 
 static unsigned (*pcapi20_register)(unsigned, unsigned, unsigned, unsigned *) = NULL;
 static unsigned (*pcapi20_release)(unsigned) = NULL;
@@ -90,7 +86,7 @@ LOAD_FUNCPTR(capi20_get_version);
 \*===========================================================================*/
 
 DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_REGISTER (DWORD MessageBufferSize, DWORD maxLogicalConnection, DWORD maxBDataBlocks, DWORD maxBDataLen, DWORD *pApplID) {
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPI4LINUX
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBCAPI20
     unsigned aid = 0;
     DWORD fret;
 
@@ -110,7 +106,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_REGISTER (DWORD MessageBufferSize, DWORD maxLogicalConnect
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_RELEASE (DWORD ApplID) {
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPI4LINUX
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBCAPI20
     DWORD fret;
 
     load_functions();
@@ -127,7 +123,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_RELEASE (DWORD ApplID) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_PUT_MESSAGE (DWORD ApplID, PVOID pCAPIMessage) {
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPI4LINUX
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBCAPI20
     DWORD fret;
 
     load_functions();
@@ -144,7 +140,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_PUT_MESSAGE (DWORD ApplID, PVOID pCAPIMessage) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_GET_MESSAGE (DWORD ApplID, PVOID *ppCAPIMessage) {
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPI4LINUX
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBCAPI20
     DWORD fret;
 
     load_functions();
@@ -161,7 +157,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_GET_MESSAGE (DWORD ApplID, PVOID *ppCAPIMessage) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_WAIT_FOR_SIGNAL (DWORD ApplID) {
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPI4LINUX
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBCAPI20
     TRACE ("(%x)\n", ApplID);
 
     load_functions();
@@ -177,7 +173,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_WAIT_FOR_SIGNAL (DWORD ApplID) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_GET_MANUFACTURER (char *SzBuffer) {
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPI4LINUX
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBCAPI20
     DWORD fret;
 
     load_functions();
@@ -198,7 +194,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_GET_MANUFACTURER (char *SzBuffer) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_GET_VERSION (DWORD *pCAPIMajor, DWORD *pCAPIMinor, DWORD *pManufacturerMajor, DWORD *pManufacturerMinor) {
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPI4LINUX
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBCAPI20
     unsigned char version[4 * sizeof (unsigned)];
     DWORD fret;
 
@@ -221,7 +217,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_GET_VERSION (DWORD *pCAPIMajor, DWORD *pCAPIMinor, DWORD *
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_GET_SERIAL_NUMBER (char *SzBuffer) {
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPI4LINUX
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBCAPI20
     DWORD fret;
 
     load_functions();
@@ -238,7 +234,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_GET_SERIAL_NUMBER (char *SzBuffer) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_GET_PROFILE (PVOID SzBuffer, DWORD CtlrNr) {
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPI4LINUX
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBCAPI20
     DWORD fret;
 
     load_functions();
@@ -256,7 +252,7 @@ DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_GET_PROFILE (PVOID SzBuffer, DWORD CtlrNr) {
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
 \*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 DWORD WINAPI wrapCAPI_INSTALLED (void) {
-#ifdef HAVE_CAPI4LINUX
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBCAPI20
     DWORD fret;
 
     load_functions();
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index a466d47521a..98b9d0b1c20 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -35,9 +35,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <capi20.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_CAPI20_H
 
-/* Define if you have capi4linux libs and headers */
-#undef HAVE_CAPI4LINUX
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the <Carbon/Carbon.h> header file. */
 #undef HAVE_CARBON_CARBON_H