diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 700ee5e430..a91a459925 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ GLIB_VERSION_REQUIRED=glib_version
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GLIB], [glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_VERSION_REQUIRED])
 AC_SUBST(GLIB_VERSION_REQUIRED)
 
+dnl Check to see if dlopen is in default libraries (like Solaris, which
+dnl has it in libc), or if libdl is needed to get it.
+AC_CHECK_FUNC([dlopen], [], [
+    AC_CHECK_LIB([dl], [dlopen], [DLOPEN_LIBS="-ldl"])])
+AC_SUBST([DLOPEN_LIBS])
+
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl -- GStreamer                                                             --
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/Makefile.am b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/Makefile.am
index 858fb910a6..6f52d472fa 100644
--- a/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/Makefile.am
+++ b/gst-libs/gst/vaapi/Makefile.am
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ libgstvaapi_glx_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LIBADD =	\
 	$(GL_LIBS)				\
 	$(LIBVA_GLX_LIBS)			\
 	libgstvaapi-x11-$(GST_API_VERSION).la	\
+	$(DLOPEN_LIBS)				\
 	$(NULL)
 
 libgstvaapi_glx_@GST_API_VERSION@_la_LDFLAGS =	\