diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5c3564c..d1c293c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1630,9 +1630,9 @@ fi
 # Check for the iptc_init symbol in the library.
 if test "x$with_libiptc" = "xyes" && test "x$with_own_libiptc" = "xno"
 then
-	AC_CHECK_LIB(iptc, iptc_init,
+	AC_CHECK_LIB(ip4tc, iptc_init,
 	[
-		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBIPTC, 1, [Define to 1 if you have the iptc library (-liptc).])
+		AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBIPTC, 1, [Define to 1 if you have the iptc library (-lip4tc).])
 	],
 	[
 		with_libiptc="yes"