diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1c468dae9..c98dd54ff 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3247,6 +3247,11 @@ then
         fi
 fi
 
+if test "$FOUND_CINEFORM" = no; then
+        PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CINEFORM], [libcineform], [FOUND_CINEFORM=yes], [FOUND_CINEFORM=no])
+        CINEFORM_INC=$CINEFORM_CFLAGS
+fi
+
 if test "$cineform_req" != no -a "$FOUND_CINEFORM" = yes
 then
         cineform=yes