diff --git a/lcdproc/configure.ac b/lcdproc/configure.ac

index e8ad876..021b7ad 100644

--- a/lcdproc/configure.ac

+++ b/lcdproc/configure.ac

@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ AC_MSG_RESULT($enable_libftdi)

 if test "$enable_libftdi" = "yes"; then

 	ifdef([PKG_CHECK_MODULES],

-	 	[PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBFTDI, libftdi >= 0.8,

+	 	[PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBFTDI, libftdi1 >= 0.8,

 			[AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBFTDI, [1], [Define to 1 if you have libftdi])],

 			[ enable_libftdi=no ])],

 		[AC_MSG_WARN([pkg-config not (fully) installed; drivers requiring libftdi may not be built])])