diff --git a/jtag/configure.ac b/jtag/configure.ac
index e712fc7c..67ce825f 100644
--- a/jtag/configure.ac
+++ b/jtag/configure.ac
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ AM_MAINTAINER_MODE
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_RANLIB
 
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([ioperm], [ioperm])
+
 CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wall"
 
 AC_OUTPUT