diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6d65f6416..efa1943fc 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -482,6 +482,8 @@ AS_CASE(["$ARG_ENABLE_PYTHON_BINDING"],
 
       AS_IF([test -z "$BOOST_PYTHON_LIB"],
             [AC_MSG_ERROR([Boost.Python library not found. Try using --with-boost-python=lib.])])
+
+      BOOST_PYTHON_LIB="-l$BOOST_PYTHON_LIB"
     ],
   ["no"], [
       AC_MSG_RESULT([no])