--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -705,17 +705,17 @@
 
 if test "$gif" = yes; then
     my_libname=""
-    WM_CHECK_LIB(ungif, DGifOpenFileName, [$XLFLAGS $XLIBS])
-    if test "x$ac_cv_lib_ungif_DGifOpenFileName" = xyes; then
-        my_libname=-lungif
+    WM_CHECK_LIB(gif, DGifOpenFileName, [$XLFLAGS $XLIBS])
+    if test "x$ac_cv_lib_gif_DGifOpenFileName" = xyes; then
+        my_libname=-lgif
     fi
 dnl
 dnl libungif is the same thing as libgif for all practical purposes.
 dnl
     if test "x$my_libname" = x; then
-        WM_CHECK_LIB(gif, DGifOpenFileName, [$XLFLAGS $XLIBS])
-        if test "x$ac_cv_lib_gif_DGifOpenFileName" = xyes; then
-            my_libname=-lgif
+        WM_CHECK_LIB(ungif, DGifOpenFileName, [$XLFLAGS $XLIBS])
+        if test "x$ac_cv_lib_ungif_DGifOpenFileName" = xyes; then
+            my_libname=-lungif
         fi
     fi