diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index edec66e..d8b53c7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ AS_IF([test x"$enable_static" = x"yes" -o x"$enable_shared" = x"no"], [
 	AC_SUBST(LIBOBJ3DENGINE_DEP, "../src/libobj3dengine.a")
 ])
 
+AC_CHECK_LIB(glide3x, main, [
+	LIBS="-lglide3x $LIBS"
+
+	AC_CHECK_HEADER(glide.h, [], [
+		AC_MSG_ERROR([glide.h not found. Please install Glide 3 SDK!])
+	])
+], [
+	AC_MSG_ERROR([glide3x not found. Please install Glide 3 SDK!])
+])
+
 AS_IF([test x"$GOBJC" = x"yes"], [
 	OBJCFLAGS="$OBJCFLAGS -Wall -Werror -Wwrite-strings -Wpointer-arith"
 ])