diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a4f6ebd..3aafb8f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -31,13 +31,9 @@ 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])
-
-my_includes=""
-my_libs="-ljpeg -lexif"
-AC_SUBST(my_includes)
-AC_SUBST(my_libs)
+AC_CHECK_LIB([m], [log], [], [echo "invalid libm. log not found"])
+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], [-lm])
 
 AC_OUTPUT([
 Makefile
diff --git a/src/bin/Makefile.am b/src/bin/Makefile.am
index 63569f4..904e19d 100644
--- a/src/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 -I../lib \
--I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib \
-@my_includes@
+-I$(top_srcdir)/src/lib
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = epeg
 
diff --git a/src/lib/Makefile.am b/src/lib/Makefile.am
index 7d47ca6..69cbd05 100644
--- a/src/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS	     = @my_includes@
-
 lib_LTLIBRARIES      = libepeg.la
 include_HEADERS      = Epeg.h
 libepeg_la_SOURCES  = \
 epeg_main.c \
 epeg_private.h
 
-libepeg_la_LIBADD       = @my_libs@
 libepeg_la_DEPENDENCIES = $(top_builddir)/config.h
 libepeg_la_LDFLAGS      = -version-info @version_info@