--- configure.in
+++ configure.in
@@ -60,6 +60,17 @@
 	GNOME_CFLAGS="$GNOME_CFLAGS -DHAVE_GNOME=1"
 fi
 
+dnl Check for libgmodule-2.0 flags to prevent underlinking
+dnl Required due to Gentoo bug #497192
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GMODULE], [gmodule-2.0])
+GNOME_CFLAGS="$GNOME_CFLAGS $GMODULE_CFLAGS"
+GNOME_LIBS="$GNOME_LIBS $GMODULE_LIBS"
+
+dnl Check for libm, also due to underlinking
+AC_SEARCH_LIBS([cos], [m], [], [
+	AC_MSG_ERROR([unable to find the cos() function])
+])
+
 AC_SUBST(GNOME_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(GNOME_LIBS)