diff --git a/m4/mpd_auto.m4 b/m4/mpd_auto.m4
index 23713d5b7..122c2588d 100644
--- a/m4/mpd_auto.m4
+++ b/m4/mpd_auto.m4
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([MPD_AUTO_PKG_LIB], [
 			[eval "found_$1=yes"],
 			AC_CHECK_LIB($4, $5,
 				[eval "found_$1=yes $2_LIBS='$6' $2_CFLAGS='$7'"],
-				[eval "found_$1=no"]))
+				[eval "found_$1=no"],
+				[$6]))
 	fi
 
 	MPD_AUTO_RESULT([$1], [$8], [$9])