diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 28a72cc375..b4181171f5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -432,14 +432,6 @@ GST_CHECK_FEATURE(HTTP, [http plugins], gsthttpsrc, [
   AC_SUBST(GST_HTTPSRC_GET_TYPE)
 ])
 
-dnl *** libcolorspace ***
-translit(dnm, m, l) AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_LCS, true)
-GST_CHECK_FEATURE(LCS, Lcs, lcs, [
-  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LCS, lcs, HAVE_LCS="yes", HAVE_LCS="no")
-  AC_SUBST(LCS_CFLAGS)
-  AC_SUBST(LCS_LIBS)
-])
-
 dnl *** Jack ***
 translit(dnm, m, l) AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_JACK, true)
 GST_CHECK_FEATURE(JACK, Jack, jack, [
@@ -464,6 +456,14 @@ GST_CHECK_LIBHEADER(LAME, mp3lame, lame_init, -lm, lame/lame.h, HAVE_LAME="yes"
 ])
 AC_SUBST(LAME_LIBS)
 
+dnl *** libcolorspace ***
+translit(dnm, m, l) AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_LCS, true)
+GST_CHECK_FEATURE(LCS, Lcs, lcs, [
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LCS, lcs, HAVE_LCS="yes", HAVE_LCS="no")
+  AC_SUBST(LCS_CFLAGS)
+  AC_SUBST(LCS_LIBS)
+])
+
 dnl FIXME : check if these CPP flags can be dealt with otherwise
 dnl libdvcheck_save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
 dnl CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS $GST_CFLAGS"
diff --git a/ext/Makefile.am b/ext/Makefile.am
index 39e6a98628..a003181d99 100644
--- a/ext/Makefile.am
+++ b/ext/Makefile.am
@@ -120,6 +120,12 @@ else
 LAME_DIR=
 endif
 
+if USE_LCS
+LCS_DIR=lcs
+else
+LCS_DIR=
+endif
+
 if USE_MAD
 MAD_DIR=mad
 else
@@ -210,7 +216,7 @@ SUBDIRS=$(A52DEC_DIR) $(AALIB_DIR) $(ALSA_DIR) \
 	$(DVDREAD_DIR) $(ESD_DIR) $(FESTIVAL_DIR) \
 	$(FLAC_DIR) $(GNOMEVFS_DIR) $(GSM_DIR) \
 	$(HERMES_DIR) $(HTTP_DIR) $(JACK_DIR) $(JPEG_DIR) \
-	$(LADSPA_DIR) $(LAME_DIR) \
+	$(LADSPA_DIR) $(LAME_DIR) $(LCD_DIR) \
 	$(MAD_DIR) $(MIKMOD_DIR) $(MJPEGTOOLS_DIR) $(MPEG2DEC_DIR) \
 	$(OPENQUICKTIME_DIR) $(RAW1394_DIR) $(RTP_DIR) \
 	$(SDL_DIR) $(SHOUT_DIR) $(SIDPLAY_DIR) \
@@ -223,7 +229,7 @@ DIST_SUBDIRS=\
 	dvdread esd festival \
 	flac gnomevfs gsm \
 	hermes http jack jpeg \
-	ladspa lame \
+	ladspa lame lcs \
 	mad mikmod mjpegtools mpeg2dec \
 	openquicktime raw1394 rtp \
 	sdl shout sidplay \