diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 50f0636abb0..74a77991211 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -13742,6 +13742,88 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 
+fi
+
+fi
+
+if test "$ac_cv_header_fontconfig_fontconfig_h" = "yes"
+then
+    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for -lfontconfig" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for -lfontconfig... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  ac_check_soname_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lfontconfig  $LIBS"
+  cat >conftest.$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 FcInit ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return FcInit ();
+  ;
+  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 "$LIBEXT" in
+    dll) ;;
+    dylib) ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig=`otool -L conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libfontconfig\\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib" | sed -e "s/^.*\/\(libfontconfig\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
+    *) ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig=`$ac_cv_path_LDD conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libfontconfig\\.$LIBEXT" | sed -e "s/^.*\(libfontconfig\.$LIBEXT[^	 ]*\).*$/\1/"';2,$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$ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig" = "x"; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: not found" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}not found" >&6; }
+
+else
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig" >&6; }
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define SONAME_LIBFONTCONFIG "$ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig"
+_ACEOF
+
+
 fi
 
 fi
@@ -15234,84 +15316,6 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 
-fi
-
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for -lfontconfig" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for -lfontconfig... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_soname_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lfontconfig  $LIBS"
-  cat >conftest.$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 FcInit ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return FcInit ();
-  ;
-  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 "$LIBEXT" in
-    dll) ;;
-    dylib) ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig=`otool -L conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libfontconfig\\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib" | sed -e "s/^.*\/\(libfontconfig\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
-    *) ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig=`$ac_cv_path_LDD conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libfontconfig\\.$LIBEXT" | sed -e "s/^.*\(libfontconfig\.$LIBEXT[^	 ]*\).*$/\1/"';2,$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$ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig" = "x"; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: not found" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}not found" >&6; }
-
-else
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig" >&6; }
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define SONAME_LIBFONTCONFIG "$ac_cv_lib_soname_fontconfig"
-_ACEOF
-
-
 fi
 
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for -lssl" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a142486ba11..6dc6d491182 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -979,6 +979,12 @@ then
     WINE_CHECK_SONAME(jack,jack_client_new)
 fi
 
+dnl **** Check for fontconfig ****
+if test "$ac_cv_header_fontconfig_fontconfig_h" = "yes"
+then
+    WINE_CHECK_SONAME(fontconfig,FcInit)
+fi
+
 dnl **** Check for gcc specific options ****
 
 AC_SUBST(EXTRACFLAGS,"")
@@ -1127,7 +1133,6 @@ WINE_CHECK_SONAME(Xcursor,XcursorImageLoadCursor,,,[$X_LIBS -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS]
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(freetype,FT_Init_FreeType,,,[$X_LIBS])
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(GL,glXQueryExtension,,,[$X_LIBS $X_EXTRA_LIBS])
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(txc_dxtn,fetch_2d_texel_rgba_dxt1)
-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)
diff --git a/dlls/gdi32/freetype.c b/dlls/gdi32/freetype.c
index e1a825b22ea..33c9f1de39c 100644
--- a/dlls/gdi32/freetype.c
+++ b/dlls/gdi32/freetype.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ static FT_TrueTypeEngineType (*pFT_Get_TrueType_Engine_Type)(FT_Library);
 MAKE_FUNCPTR(FT_Get_WinFNT_Header);
 #endif
 
-#ifdef HAVE_FONTCONFIG_FONTCONFIG_H
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBFONTCONFIG
 #include <fontconfig/fontconfig.h>
 MAKE_FUNCPTR(FcConfigGetCurrent);
 MAKE_FUNCPTR(FcFontList);
@@ -195,9 +195,6 @@ MAKE_FUNCPTR(FcPatternCreate);
 MAKE_FUNCPTR(FcPatternDestroy);
 MAKE_FUNCPTR(FcPatternGetBool);
 MAKE_FUNCPTR(FcPatternGetString);
-#ifndef SONAME_LIBFONTCONFIG
-#define SONAME_LIBFONTCONFIG "libfontconfig" SONAME_EXT
-#endif
 #endif
 
 #undef MAKE_FUNCPTR
@@ -1481,7 +1478,7 @@ static BOOL ReadFontDir(const char *dirname, BOOL external_fonts)
 
 static void load_fontconfig_fonts(void)
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_FONTCONFIG_FONTCONFIG_H
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBFONTCONFIG
     void *fc_handle = NULL;
     FcConfig *config;
     FcPattern *pat;