diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e3344e27a8813024933e29e8c910b2dc203326a9..cef0cc323a5a784fccbbb4358f33e46e31b138e1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ case "$build_os" in
 	AC_CHECK_LIB(Xext, main,,
 		[AC_MSG_ERROR([Exiting...])],
 		[-L$x_libraries])
-	AC_CHECK_LIB(MesaGL, main,,
-		[AC_CHECK_LIB(GL,main)],
+	AC_CHECK_LIB(GL, main,,
+		[AC_CHECK_LIB(MesaGL,main)],
 		[-L$x_libraries])
 ;;
 *)