--- a/configure	2012-01-19 23:44:44.127607638 +0100
+++ b/configure	2012-01-20 00:19:20.420652913 +0100
@@ -3435,9 +3435,7 @@
     cfitsioinc=$found_hdr
     cfitsioincdir=$found_dir
 
-    # At this time, libcfitsio.a should always be prefered over .so,
-    # to avoid forcing users to install cfitsio.
-    check_library "libcfitsio cfitsio" "no" "$cfitsiolibdir" \
+    check_library "libcfitsio cfitsio" "yes" "$cfitsiolibdir" \
         $CFITSIO ${CFITSIO:+$CFITSIO/lib} ${CFITSIO:+$CFITSIO/.libs} \
         ${finkdir:+$finkdir/lib} \
         /usr/local/lib /usr/lib /opt/cfitsio/lib