diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 083bd652c4..6fb518795d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7304,7 +7304,8 @@ if enabled libmfx; then
 fi
 
 enabled libmodplug        && require_pkg_config libmodplug libmodplug libmodplug/modplug.h ModPlug_Load
-enabled libmp3lame        && require "libmp3lame >= 3.98.3" lame/lame.h lame_set_VBR_quality -lmp3lame $libm_extralibs
+enabled libmp3lame        && { check_pkg_config libmp3lame "lame >= 3.98.3" lame/lame.h lame_set_VBR_quality ||
+                               require "libmp3lame >= 3.98.3" lame/lame.h lame_set_VBR_quality -lmp3lame $libm_extralibs; }
 enabled libmpeghdec       && require_pkg_config libmpeghdec "mpeghdec >= 3.0.0" mpeghdec/mpeghdecoder.h mpeghdecoder_init
 enabled libmysofa         && { check_pkg_config libmysofa libmysofa mysofa.h mysofa_neighborhood_init_withstepdefine ||
                                require libmysofa mysofa.h mysofa_neighborhood_init_withstepdefine -lmysofa $zlib_extralibs; }