--- a/Build.PL
+++ b/Build.PL
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
 
     my $hts_lib     = "$root";
     my $hts_include = "$root/htslib";
-    if (-f "$hts_lib/libhts.a" && -f "$hts_include/hts.h") {
+    if ((-f "$hts_lib/libhts.so" || -f "$hts_lib/libhts.a") && -f "$hts_include/hts.h") {
         $self->config_data('hts_lib'     => $hts_lib);
         $self->config_data('hts_include' => $hts_include);
         return 1;
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@
 
     my $hts_lib     = "$root/lib";
     my $hts_include = "$root/include/htslib";
-    if (-f "$hts_lib/libhts.a" && -f "$hts_include/hts.h") {
+    if ((-f "$hts_lib/libhts.so" || -f "$hts_lib/libhts.a") && -f "$hts_include/hts.h") {
         $self->config_data('hts_lib'     => $hts_lib);
         $self->config_data('hts_include' => $hts_include);
         return 1;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
 This module requires htslib (http://htslib/org)
 Install it if you have not done so already.
 
-This script will attempt to locate htslib by looking for hts.h and libhts.a in:
+This script will attempt to locate htslib by looking for hts.h and libhts.so/libhts.a in:
 
   1. --htslib command line argument
   2. HTSLIB_DIR environment variable