diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0a018628db..f111355485 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -559,7 +559,7 @@ dnl There are no packages for Debian or Redhat as of this patch
 
 if test "$upnp" = "true"; then
     AC_DEFINE(MINIUPNPC, 1, [Define to 1 if we are building with UPnP.])
-    TOR_SEARCH_LIBRARY(libminiupnpc, $trylibminiupnpcdir, [-lminiupnpc],
+    TOR_SEARCH_LIBRARY(libminiupnpc, $trylibminiupnpcdir, [-lminiupnpc -lws2_32 -liphlpapi],
         [#include <miniupnpc/miniwget.h>
          #include <miniupnpc/miniupnpc.h>
          #include <miniupnpc/upnpcommands.h>],
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ if test "$upnp" = "true"; then
          const char * minissdpdsock, int sameport);],
         [upnpDiscover(1, 0, 0, 0); exit(0);],
         [--with-libminiupnpc-dir],
-        [/usr/lib/])
+        [/local/lib/])
 fi
 
 AC_SYS_LARGEFILE