diff --git a/autoconf/configure.ac b/autoconf/configure.ac
index 72aa8420..e682a675 100755
--- a/autoconf/configure.ac
+++ b/autoconf/configure.ac
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_GSL_HOME],[
                 [AC_CHECK_HEADER(gsl/gsl_rng.h, [GSL_HOME="/usr"], [GSL_HOME=""])]
                )
     AS_IF([test "$GSL_HOME" != ""],
-      [AC_CHECK_LIB(gsl, main, [],AC_MSG_ERROR([could not find libgsl]))]
+      [AC_CHECK_LIB(gsl, main, [],AC_MSG_ERROR([could not find libgsl]),[-lgslcblas])],
       []
     )
     AC_SUBST([GSL_HOME])
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a3a778a1..e3825806 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7859,7 +7859,7 @@ if ${ac_cv_lib_gsl_main+:} false; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
   ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lgsl  $LIBS"
+LIBS="-lgsl -lgslcblas $LIBS"
 cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
@@ -7894,8 +7894,6 @@ else
   as_fn_error $? "could not find libgsl" "$LINENO" 5
 fi
 
-
-
 fi