diff --git a/autoconf/ast_check_openh323.m4 b/autoconf/ast_check_openh323.m4
index 9b786b3205..c7dc978ff7 100644
--- a/autoconf/ast_check_openh323.m4
+++ b/autoconf/ast_check_openh323.m4
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AST_CHECK_OPENH323_BUILD], [
 			files=`ls -l ${OPENH323_LIBDIR}/lib${pfx}*.so* 2>/dev/null`
 			if test -z "$files"; then
 				# check the default location
-				#files=`ls -l /usr/local/lib/lib${pfx}*.so* 2>/dev/null`
+				files=`ls -l /usr/local/lib/lib${pfx}*.so* 2>/dev/null`
 			fi	
 			libfile=
 			if test -n "$files"; then
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1259996865..0be5b9d215 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -26368,7 +26368,7 @@ echo $ECHO_N "checking OpenH323 build option... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
 			files=`ls -l ${OPENH323_LIBDIR}/lib${pfx}*.so* 2>/dev/null`
 			if test -z "$files"; then
 				# check the default location
-				#files=`ls -l /usr/local/lib/lib${pfx}*.so* 2>/dev/null`
+				files=`ls -l /usr/local/lib/lib${pfx}*.so* 2>/dev/null`
 			fi
 			libfile=
 			if test -n "$files"; then