--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ AS_IF([test "x$want_crypto" = "xauto" -o "x$want_crypto" = "xcyassl"], [
     )
 ])
 AS_IF([test "x$want_crypto" = "xauto" -o "x$want_crypto" = "xpolarssl"], [
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MBEDTLS, [mbedtls >= $POLARSSL_MINIMUM],
-        [want_crypto="polarssl"; CRYPTO_PKG="polarssl"; CRYPTO_CFLAGS="$MBEDTLS_CFLAGS"; CRYPTO_LIBS="$MBEDTLS_LIBS"; POLARSSL_IS_MBEDTLS=yes],
+    AC_CHECK_LIB(mbedcrypto, mbedtls_strerror,
+        [want_crypto="polarssl"; CRYPTO_PKG="polarssl"; CRYPTO_LIBS="-lmbedcrypto"; POLARSSL_IS_MBEDTLS=yes],
         [AC_CHECK_HEADER([polarssl/version.h],
             [AC_EGREP_CPP([version_ok], [#include <polarssl/version.h>
                                          #if defined (POLARSSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && POLARSSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= $POLARSSL_MINIMUM
