diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4f27e346..ef32fda5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -325,7 +325,14 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(convolution, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-convolution],[choose audio DSP
 if test "x$with_convolution" = "xyes" ; then
   AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])
   AC_DEFINE([CONFIG_CONVOLUTION], 1, [Include audio DSP convolution support.])
-  AC_CHECK_LIB([sndfile], [sf_open], , AC_MSG_ERROR(Convolution support requires the sndfile library -- libsndfile1-dev suggested!))
+  if  test "x${with_pkg_config}" = xyes ; then
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(
+      [sndfile], [sndfile],
+      [CFLAGS="${sndfile_CFLAGS} ${CFLAGS}"
+      LIBS="${sndfile_LIBS} ${LIBS}"], AC_MSG_ERROR(Convolution support requires the sndfile library -- libsndfile1-dev suggested!))
+  else
+    AC_CHECK_LIB([sndfile], [sf_open], , AC_MSG_ERROR(Convolution support requires the sndfile library -- libsndfile1-dev suggested!))
+  fi
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL([USE_CONVOLUTION], [test "x$with_convolution" = "xyes"])