--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@
       ])
     CPPFLAGS="$save_CPPFLAGS"
     save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-    AC_SEARCH_LIBS([Py_Main],[python${PYTHON_VERSION} python],[
+    AC_SEARCH_LIBS([Py_Main],[python${PYTHON_VERSION}mu python${PYTHON_VERSION} python],[
       WITH_PYTHON_LIB="$ac_res"
     ],[AC_MSG_ERROR([missing python library])
     ])