diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 877cf54efc..a0d96ea5a2 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -177,6 +177,11 @@ if test "$ac_have_iwevgenie" = no; then
 	AC_MSG_ERROR(wireless-tools library and development headers >= 28pre9 not installed or not functional)
 fi
 
+dnl
+dnl Checks for libm - needed for pow()
+dnl
+LT_LIB_M
+
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(DBUS, dbus-1 >= 1.1 dbus-glib-1 >= 0.75)
 AC_SUBST(DBUS_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(DBUS_LIBS)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index fb337a6bb4..a14e1d0beb 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -197,7 +197,8 @@ NetworkManager_LDADD = \
 	$(GLIB_LIBS) \
 	$(GUDEV_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBNL_LIBS) \
-	$(GMODULE_LIBS)
+	$(GMODULE_LIBS) \
+	$(LIBM)
 
 NetworkManager_LDFLAGS = -rdynamic