diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f25ec1f..a2b1412 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ AX_REQUIRE_QT([QT], [QtCore QtNetwork QtWebKit QtDesigner],
 AX_QT_NO_KEYWORDS
 
 AX_PKG_REQUIRE([pkcs11], [p11-kit-1], [pkcs11.h], [libpkcs11-helper-1])
+AX_PKG_REQUIRE([pcsc], [libpcsclite], [pcsclite.h])
 
 AX_PKG_REQUIRE([libpcscxx])
 AX_PKG_REQUIRE([proxyface])