diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a4f6ebd..e474b1d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ AC_SUBST(version_info)
 dnl AC_CHECK_FUNCS(fmemopen)
 dnl AC_CHECK_FUNCS(open_memstream)
 
-AC_CHECK_LIB([jpeg], [main], [], [echo "libjpeg library not found. Please install it before proceeding"; exit -1])
-AC_CHECK_LIB([exif], [main], [], [echo "libexif library not found. Please install it before proceeding"; exit -1])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([jpeg], [jpeg_simple_progression], [], [echo "libjpeg library not found. Please install it before proceeding"; exit -1])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([exif], [exif_data_new_from_file], [], [echo "libexif library not found. Please install it before proceeding"; exit -1])
 
 my_includes=""
 my_libs="-ljpeg -lexif"