diff --git "a/configure" "b/configure"
index c8be177..2fef830 100644
--- "a/configure"
+++ "b/configure"
@@ -5098,6 +5098,8 @@ case "$arch" in
     ;;
 esac
 
+libvpx_name=vpx
+
 # OS specific
 case $target_os in
     aix)
@@ -5269,6 +5271,15 @@ case $target_os in
         enabled x86_64 && objformat="win64" || objformat="win32"
         ranlib=:
         enable dos_paths
+        if [ -z "${extra_cflags##*-MDd*}" ]; then
+            libvpx_name=vpxmdd
+        elif [ -z "${extra_cflags##*-MD*}" ]; then
+            libvpx_name=vpxmd
+        elif [ -z "${extra_cflags##*-MTd*}" ]; then
+            libvpx_name=vpxmtd
+        elif [ -z "${extra_cflags##*-MT*}" ]; then
+            libvpx_name=vpxmt
+        fi
         ;;
     cygwin*)
         target_os=cygwin
@@ -6153,21 +6164,21 @@ enabled libvorbis         && require_pkg_config libvorbis vorbis vorbis/codec.h
 enabled libvpx            && {
     enabled libvpx_vp8_decoder && {
         check_pkg_config libvpx_vp8_decoder "vpx >= 1.4.0" "vpx/vpx_decoder.h vpx/vp8dx.h" vpx_codec_vp8_dx ||
-            check_lib libvpx_vp8_decoder "vpx/vpx_decoder.h vpx/vp8dx.h" "vpx_codec_dec_init_ver VPX_IMG_FMT_HIGHBITDEPTH" -lvpx ||
+            check_lib libvpx_vp8_decoder "vpx/vpx_decoder.h vpx/vp8dx.h" "vpx_codec_dec_init_ver VPX_IMG_FMT_HIGHBITDEPTH" -l$libvpx_name ||
                 die "ERROR: libvpx decoder version must be >=1.4.0";
     }
     enabled libvpx_vp8_encoder && {
         check_pkg_config libvpx_vp8_encoder "vpx >= 1.4.0" "vpx/vpx_encoder.h vpx/vp8cx.h" vpx_codec_vp8_cx ||
-            check_lib libvpx_vp8_encoder "vpx/vpx_encoder.h vpx/vp8cx.h" "vpx_codec_enc_init_ver VPX_IMG_FMT_HIGHBITDEPTH" -lvpx ||
+            check_lib libvpx_vp8_encoder "vpx/vpx_encoder.h vpx/vp8cx.h" "vpx_codec_enc_init_ver VPX_IMG_FMT_HIGHBITDEPTH" -l$libvpx_name ||
                 die "ERROR: libvpx encoder version must be >=1.4.0";
     }
     enabled libvpx_vp9_decoder && {
         check_pkg_config libvpx_vp9_decoder "vpx >= 1.4.0" "vpx/vpx_decoder.h vpx/vp8dx.h" vpx_codec_vp9_dx ||
-            check_lib libvpx_vp9_decoder "vpx/vpx_decoder.h vpx/vp8dx.h" "vpx_codec_vp9_dx VPX_IMG_FMT_HIGHBITDEPTH" "-lvpx $libm_extralibs"
+            check_lib libvpx_vp9_decoder "vpx/vpx_decoder.h vpx/vp8dx.h" "vpx_codec_vp9_dx VPX_IMG_FMT_HIGHBITDEPTH" "-l$libvpx_name $libm_extralibs"
     }
     enabled libvpx_vp9_encoder && {
         check_pkg_config libvpx_vp9_encoder "vpx >= 1.4.0" "vpx/vpx_encoder.h vpx/vp8cx.h" vpx_codec_vp9_cx ||
-            check_lib libvpx_vp9_encoder "vpx/vpx_encoder.h vpx/vp8cx.h" "vpx_codec_vp9_cx VPX_IMG_FMT_HIGHBITDEPTH" "-lvpx $libm_extralibs"
+            check_lib libvpx_vp9_encoder "vpx/vpx_encoder.h vpx/vp8cx.h" "vpx_codec_vp9_cx VPX_IMG_FMT_HIGHBITDEPTH" "-l$libvpx_name $libm_extralibs"
     }
     if disabled_all libvpx_vp8_decoder libvpx_vp9_decoder libvpx_vp8_encoder libvpx_vp9_encoder; then
         die "libvpx enabled but no supported decoders found"