diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7babe6689..5f83c15af 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -951,6 +951,7 @@ if test x$use_pkgconfig = xyes; then
     [
       PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SSL], [libssl],, [AC_MSG_ERROR(openssl  not found.)])
       PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CRYPTO], [libcrypto],,[AC_MSG_ERROR(libcrypto  not found.)])
+      PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SODIUM], [libsodium],,[AC_MSG_ERROR(libsodium  not found.)])
       BITCOIN_QT_CHECK([PKG_CHECK_MODULES([PROTOBUF], [protobuf], [have_protobuf=yes], [BITCOIN_QT_FAIL(libprotobuf not found)])])
       if test x$use_qr != xno; then
         BITCOIN_QT_CHECK([PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QR], [libqrencode], [have_qrencode=yes], [have_qrencode=no])])