_PKG_CONFIG([$1][_LIBS], [libs], [$2])
dnl Check whether $pkg_cv_[]$1[]_LIBS works.
-pkg_save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
-LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $pkg_cv_[]$1[]_LIBS"
-AC_TRY_LINK([],[return 0;], [pkg_failed=no], [pkg_failed=yes])
-LDFLAGS=$pkg_save_LDFLAGS
+if test $pkg_failed = no; then
+ pkg_save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+ LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $pkg_cv_[]$1[]_LIBS"
+ AC_TRY_LINK([],[], [], [pkg_failed=yes])
+ LDFLAGS=$pkg_save_LDFLAGS
+fi
m4_define([_PKG_TEXT], [Alternatively, you may set the environment variables $1[]_CFLAGS
and $1[]_LIBS to avoid the need to call pkg-config.