diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 767c7c2d12..cd2b3540d5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14760,7 +14760,7 @@ fi ;; #(
 
 
 		   MAXMINDDB_CFLAGS="-I$with_maxminddb/include"
-		   MAXMINDDB_LIBS="-L$with_maxminddb/libs"
+		   MAXMINDDB_LIBS="-L$with_maxminddb/lib"
 		   CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $MAXMINDDB_CFLAGS"
 		   LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $MAXMINDDB_LIBS"
 		   { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for library containing MMDB_open" >&5