diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8feb2698..db244126 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -238,9 +238,19 @@ if test "x$GLIB_DIR" != "x"; then
   dnl glib in irssi directory, use it
   AC_MSG_RESULT([yes, using it])
 
+  dnl * we have to do this at this point so we know what libs gmodule needs
+  echo
+  echo "configuring GLib ..."
+  echo
+  cd $GLIB_DIR
+  ./configure
+  cd ..
+  echo
+
+  GLIB_LDEXTRA=`$GLIB_DIR/glib-config --libs gmodule|sed -e 's/-lglib//' -e 's/-lgmodule//' -e 's,-L/usr/local/lib ,,'|sed 's/ \+/ /g'`
   full_glib_dir="`pwd`/$GLIB_DIR"
   GLIB_CFLAGS="-I$full_glib_dir -I$full_glib_dir/gmodule"
-  GLIB_LIBS="$full_glib_dir/.libs/libglib.a $full_glib_dir/gmodule/.libs/libgmodule.a"
+  GLIB_LIBS="$full_glib_dir/.libs/libglib.a $full_glib_dir/gmodule/.libs/libgmodule.a $GLIB_LDEXTRA"
   AC_SUBST(GLIB_DIR)
   AC_SUBST(GLIB_CFLAGS)
   AC_SUBST(GLIB_LIBS)
@@ -546,15 +556,6 @@ if test "x$want_perl" != "xno"; then
 	fi
 fi
 
-if test "x$GLIB_DIR" != "x"; then
-	echo
-	echo "configuring GLib ..."
-	echo
-	cd $GLIB_DIR
-	./configure
-	cd ..
-fi
-
 echo
 
 if test "x$curses_error" != "xyes"; then