diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8aecabf3b80f0181a4827f02929692a2d8316cc7..96a0f67ad29ba35b8edc937a91ce35d267505255 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ fi
 
 # eliminate any /usr/lib and and /usr/include from $BOOST_LIB and $BOOST_INCLUDE
 
-BOOST_LDFLAGS=$(echo "$BOOST_LDFLAGS" | sed -e 's/-L\/usr\/lib//g')
+BOOST_LDFLAGS=$(echo "$BOOST_LDFLAGS" | sed -e 's/-L\/usr\/lib64//g' | sed -e 's/-L\/usr\/lib//g')
 BOOST_CPPFLAGS=$(echo "$BOOST_CPPFLAGS" | sed -e 's/-I\/usr\/include//g')
 
 AC_SUBST(BOOST_LDFLAGS)