diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 90b589a5e0..9f41c47da1 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ dnl Test for libpng
 
 dnl Test for libjasper
   if test x$with_libjasper = xyes && test -z "$LIBJASPER"; then
-    AC_CHECK_LIB(jasper, jas_init, LIBJASPER=-ljasper, [], -ljpeg)
+    AC_CHECK_LIB(jasper, jas_init, LIBJASPER=-ljasper, [], -ljpeg -lm)
   fi
 
   if test x$with_libjasper = xyes && test -z "$LIBJASPER"; then