diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 02fa33f..700baca 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -11280,13 +11280,14 @@
 if test "$ac_cv_header_unicode_ubidi_h" = "yes"
 then
     saved_libs="$LIBS"
-    ICU_LIB_DIR="${ICU_LIB_DIR-/usr/lib}"
-    ICUUC_LIB="${ICUUC_LIB-$ICU_LIB_DIR/libsicuuc.a}"
-    ICUDATA_LIB="${ICUDATA_LIB-$ICU_LIB_DIR/libsicudata.a}"
-    { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether can link with ICU libraries $ICUUC_LIB and $ICUDATA_LIB" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking whether can link with ICU libraries $ICUUC_LIB and $ICUDATA_LIB... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-    LIBS="$LIBS $ICUUC_LIB $ICUDATA_LIB -lstdc++ -lgcc_s"
-    cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+    for i in ${ICU_LIB_DIR-/usr/lib}/libsicu ${ICU_LIB_DIR-/usr/lib}/libicu
+    do
+        TEST_ICUUC_LIB="${ICUUC_LIB-${i}uc.a}"
+        TEST_ICUDATA_LIB="${ICUDATA_LIB-${i}data.a}"
+        { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether can link with ICU libraries $TEST_ICUUC_LIB and $TEST_ICUDATA_LIB" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking whether can link with ICU libraries $TEST_ICUUC_LIB and $TEST_ICUDATA_LIB... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+        LIBS="$saved_libs $TEST_ICUUC_LIB $TEST_ICUDATA_LIB -lstdc++ -lgcc_s"
+    	cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
 /* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
 cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
@@ -11327,9 +11328,9 @@
 #define HAVE_ICU 1
 _ACEOF
 
-                 ICULIBS="$ICUUC_LIB $ICUDATA_LIB -lstdc++ -lgcc_s"
+            	     ICULIBS="$TEST_ICUUC_LIB $TEST_ICUDATA_LIB -lstdc++ -lgcc_s"
 
-                 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+                     { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
@@ -11341,6 +11342,7 @@
 
 rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
       conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+    done
     LIBS="$saved_libs"
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 72363d9..0c379c0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -602,16 +602,18 @@
 if test "$ac_cv_header_unicode_ubidi_h" = "yes"
 then
     saved_libs="$LIBS"
-    ICU_LIB_DIR="${ICU_LIB_DIR-/usr/lib}"
-    ICUUC_LIB="${ICUUC_LIB-$ICU_LIB_DIR/libsicuuc.a}"
-    ICUDATA_LIB="${ICUDATA_LIB-$ICU_LIB_DIR/libsicudata.a}"
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether can link with ICU libraries $ICUUC_LIB and $ICUDATA_LIB)
-    LIBS="$LIBS $ICUUC_LIB $ICUDATA_LIB -lstdc++ -lgcc_s"
-    AC_TRY_LINK([#include <unicode/ubidi.h>],[ubidi_open()],
-                [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ICU,1,[Define to 1 if the ICU libraries are installed])
-                 AC_SUBST(ICULIBS,"$ICUUC_LIB $ICUDATA_LIB -lstdc++ -lgcc_s")
-                 AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],
-                [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
+    for i in ${ICU_LIB_DIR-/usr/lib}/libsicu ${ICU_LIB_DIR-/usr/lib}/libicu
+    do
+        TEST_ICUUC_LIB="${ICUUC_LIB-${i}uc.a}"
+        TEST_ICUDATA_LIB="${ICUDATA_LIB-${i}data.a}"
+        AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether can link with ICU libraries $TEST_ICUUC_LIB and $TEST_ICUDATA_LIB)
+        LIBS="$saved_libs $TEST_ICUUC_LIB $TEST_ICUDATA_LIB -lstdc++ -lgcc_s"
+    	AC_TRY_LINK([#include <unicode/ubidi.h>],[ubidi_open()],
+                    [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ICU,1,[Define to 1 if the ICU libraries are installed])
+            	     AC_SUBST(ICULIBS,"$TEST_ICUUC_LIB $TEST_ICUDATA_LIB -lstdc++ -lgcc_s")
+                     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)],
+                    [AC_MSG_RESULT(no)])
+    done
     LIBS="$saved_libs"
 fi