diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 12afe40af10..fad82778a0b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7311,7 +7311,7 @@ if test "${ac_cv_lib_Xrandr_XRRSetScreenConfigAndRate+set}" = set; then
   echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lXrandr $X_LIBS -lXext -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS $LIBS"
+LIBS="-lXrandr $X_LIBS -lXrender -lXext -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS $LIBS"
 cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 #line $LINENO "configure"
 /* confdefs.h.  */
@@ -7365,7 +7365,7 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
 #define HAVE_LIBXRANDR 1
 _ACEOF
 
-                     X_PRE_LIBS="$X_PRE_LIBS -lXrandr"
+                     X_PRE_LIBS="$X_PRE_LIBS -lXrandr -lXrender"
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 15c84fd36e7..289b3f7509c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -257,9 +257,9 @@ then
         then
                 AC_CHECK_LIB(Xrandr, XRRSetScreenConfigAndRate,
                   [ AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBXRANDR, 1, [Define if you have the Xrandr library])
-                     X_PRE_LIBS="$X_PRE_LIBS -lXrandr"
+                     X_PRE_LIBS="$X_PRE_LIBS -lXrandr -lXrender"
                   ],,
-                  $X_LIBS -lXext -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS)
+                  $X_LIBS -lXrender -lXext -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS)
         fi
 
         dnl *** Check for XVideo extension supporting XvImages