diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 369f66a..c8da0ec 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -352,8 +352,8 @@ dnl Check for ICU
 dnl
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(ICU version)
 ICU_MODULE_VERSION="`pkg-config --modversion icu-i18n 2> /dev/null`";
-ICU_MODULE_CFLAGS="`pkg-config --cflags icu-i18n 2> /dev/null`";
-ICU_MODULE_LIBS="`pkg-config --libs icu-i18n 2> /dev/null`";
+ICU_MODULE_CFLAGS="`pkg-config --cflags icu-i18n icu-uc2> /dev/null`";
+ICU_MODULE_LIBS="`pkg-config --libs icu-i18n icu-uc 2> /dev/null`";
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$ICU_MODULE_VERSION])
 
 if test -z "$ICU_MODULE_VERSION"