diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 16171fa5cf..93afb9486e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1107,6 +1107,11 @@ AST_EXT_LIB_CHECK([ALSA], [asound], [snd_spcm_init], [alsa/asoundlib.h], [-lm -l
 
 AST_EXT_LIB_CHECK([BFD], [bfd], [bfd_openr], [bfd.h])
 
+if test "${PBX_BFD}" = "0"; then
+  # Fedora/RedHat/CentOS require extra libraries
+  AST_EXT_LIB_CHECK([BFD], [bfd], [bfd_check_format], [bfd.h], [-ldl -liberty])
+fi
+
 if test "x${OSARCH}" = "xlinux-gnu" ; then
   AST_EXT_LIB_CHECK([CAP], [cap], [cap_from_text], [sys/capability.h])
 fi