diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7b18f4b..ee8b84a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ CPPFLAGS += -DMEDIATOR_VERSION="\"$(VERSION)\""
 GLIB_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config glib-2.0 --cflags)
 
 # mariadb/mysql support
-ifeq ($(shell pkg-config --exists mariadb && echo yes),yes)
-MYSQL_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --cflags mariadb)
-MYSQL_LDFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --libs mariadb)
+ifeq ($(shell pkg-config --exists libmariadb && echo yes),yes)
+MYSQL_CFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --cflags libmariadb)
+MYSQL_LDFLAGS := $(shell pkg-config --libs libmariadb)
 else ifneq ($(shell which mariadb_config),)
 MYSQL_CFLAGS := $(shell mariadb_config --cflags)
 MYSQL_LDFLAGS := $(shell mariadb_config --libs)