diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0a7efb242b..2fbe03921a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6752,7 +6752,8 @@ enabled libopenh264       && require_pkg_config libopenh264 openh264 wels/codec_
 enabled libopenjpeg       && { check_pkg_config libopenjpeg "libopenjp2 >= 2.1.0" openjpeg.h opj_version ||
                                { require_pkg_config libopenjpeg "libopenjp2 >= 2.1.0" openjpeg.h opj_version -DOPJ_STATIC && add_cppflags -DOPJ_STATIC; } }
 enabled libopenmpt        && require_pkg_config libopenmpt "libopenmpt >= 0.2.6557" libopenmpt/libopenmpt.h openmpt_module_create -lstdc++ && append libopenmpt_extralibs "-lstdc++"
-enabled libopenvino       && require libopenvino c_api/ie_c_api.h ie_c_api_version -linference_engine_c_api
+enabled libopenvino       && { check_pkg_config libopenvino openvino c_api/ie_c_api.h ie_c_api_version ||
+                               require libopenvino c_api/ie_c_api.h ie_c_api_version -linference_engine_c_api; }
 enabled libopus           && {
     enabled libopus_decoder && {
         require_pkg_config libopus opus opus_multistream.h opus_multistream_decoder_create