diff --git a/config.m4 b/config.m4
index 5b8eb11..121f9c0 100644
--- a/config.m4
+++ b/config.m4
@@ -110,22 +110,32 @@ AC_LINK_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <v8-debug.h>]],
     dnl link in libplatform to make our life easier.
     PHP_ADD_INCLUDE($V8_DIR)
 
-    SEARCH_FOR="lib/libv8_libplatform.a"
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for libv8_libplatform.a])
+    case $host_os in
+      darwin* )
+        static_link_extra="libv8_libplatform.a libv8_libbase.a"
+        ;;
+      * )
+        static_link_extra="libv8_libplatform.a"
+        ;;
+    esac
 
-    for i in $PHP_V8JS $SEARCH_PATH ; do
-      if test -r $i/$SEARCH_FOR; then
-        LIBPLATFORM_DIR=$i
-        AC_MSG_RESULT(found in $i)
+    for static_link_extra_file in $static_link_extra; do
+      AC_MSG_CHECKING([for $static_link_extra_file])
+
+      for i in $PHP_V8JS $SEARCH_PATH ; do
+        if test -r $i/lib/$static_link_extra_file; then
+          static_link_dir=$i
+          AC_MSG_RESULT(found in $i)
+        fi
+      done
+
+      if test -z "$static_link_dir"; then
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([Please provide $static_link_extra_file next to the libv8.so, see README.md for details])
       fi
+
+      LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $static_link_dir/lib/$static_link_extra_file"
     done
-
-    if test -z "$LIBPLATFORM_DIR"; then
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
-      AC_MSG_ERROR([Please provide libv8_libplatform.a next to the libv8.so, see README.md for details])
-    fi
-
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $LIBPLATFORM_DIR/$SEARCH_FOR"
   fi
 
   AC_CACHE_CHECK(for C standard version, ac_cv_v8_cstd, [