1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6df4306c88..2c3c69f118 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3489,13 +3489,21 @@ if test "$static" = yes && test "$mingw32" = yes; then
 fi
 
 if $pkg_config --atleast-version=$glib_req_ver gio-2.0; then
-    gio=yes
     gio_cflags=$($pkg_config --cflags gio-2.0)
     gio_libs=$($pkg_config --libs gio-2.0)
     gdbus_codegen=$($pkg_config --variable=gdbus_codegen gio-2.0)
     if [ ! -x "$gdbus_codegen" ]; then
         gdbus_codegen=
     fi
+    # Check that the libraries actually work -- Ubuntu 18.04 ships
+    # with pkg-config --static --libs data for gio-2.0 that is missing
+    # -lblkid and will give a link error.
+    write_c_skeleton
+    if compile_prog "" "gio_libs" ; then
+        gio=yes
+    else
+        gio=no
+    fi
 else
     gio=no
 fi