diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5e553e4..dc7c66b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_SOURCE([char foo;])],
 CFLAGS="$saved_CFLAGS"
 AC_SUBST(SYMBOL_VISIBILITY)
 
+dnl Check for libraries
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBOSMOCORE, libosmocore)
+
 dnl Generate the output
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index ece2fa0..d329b4a 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 LIBVERSION=0:0:0
 
 INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
-AM_CFLAGS = -fPIC -Wall
+AM_CFLAGS = -fPIC -Wall $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS)
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libosmo-crypto-a53.la