diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 1feeb0fc..59081807 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -92,6 +92,10 @@ AC_TYPE_UINT64_T
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------
 AC_FUNC_CLOSEDIR_VOID
 AC_FUNC_STAT
+
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([dlopen], [dl dld])
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([clock_gettime], [rt])
+
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS([\
    clock_gettime\
    faccessat\
@@ -101,9 +105,6 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([\
    readlinkat\
 ])
 
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS([dlopen], [dl dld])
-AC_SEARCH_LIBS([clock_gettime], [rt])
-
 save_cflags="${CFLAGS}"
 CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -std=c99"
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether cc -std=c99 option works])