diff --git a/configure b/configure
index eae40c6367..4178044d97 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ HAVE_LIST="
     llrint
     lrint
     lrintf
+    lzo1x_999_compress
     machine_ioctl_bt848_h
     machine_ioctl_meteor_h
     malloc_h
@@ -1970,6 +1971,7 @@ check_func  memalign
 check_func  mkstemp
 check_func  posix_memalign
 check_func_headers io.h setmode
+check_func_headers lzo/lzo1x.h lzo1x_999_compress
 check_func_headers windows.h GetProcessTimes
 check_func_headers windows.h VirtualAlloc
 
diff --git a/libavutil/Makefile b/libavutil/Makefile
index 8427346813..a8ff244b13 100644
--- a/libavutil/Makefile
+++ b/libavutil/Makefile
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ OBJS = adler32.o                                                        \
        utils.o                                                          \
 
 TESTPROGS = adler32 aes base64 crc des lls md5 pca sha1 softfloat tree
+TESTPROGS-$(HAVE_LZO1X_999_COMPRESS) += lzo
 
 DIRS = arm bfin sh4 x86