Index: git/configure.ac
===================================================================
--- git.orig/configure.ac	2011-11-18 15:47:15.339088111 +0100
+++ git/configure.ac	2011-11-18 15:47:15.742392674 +0100
@@ -273,9 +273,24 @@
     AC_CHECK_LIB(z,inflate,,AC_MSG_ERROR(zlib is missing))
 fi
 
-if test "$enable_ffi" != no; then
-    AC_CHECK_LIB(ffi,ffi_call,,AC_MSG_ERROR(libffi is missing))
+LIBFFI_FOUND=no
+if test "$enable_ffi" = yes
+then
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBFFI], [libffi], [LIBFFI_FOUND=yes], [LIBFFI_FOUND=no])
+if test "x${LIBFFI_FOUND}" = xno
+then
+  LIBFFI_FOUND=
+  AC_CHECK_HEADER([ffi.h],[LIBFFI_CFLAGS=],[LIBFFI_FOUND=no])
+  AC_SEARCH_LIBS([ffi_call], [ffi],[LIBFFI_LIBS=-lffi],[LIBFFI_FOUND=no])
+  if test "x${LIBFFI_FOUND}" = xno
+    then
+      AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not find libffi headers - \
+      Instal libffi-devel or libffi-dev.])
+ fi
+fi
 fi
+AC_SUBST(LIBFFI_CFLAGS)
+AC_SUBST(LIBFFI_LIBS)
 
 dnl Checks for header files.
 AC_HEADER_STDC
@@ -285,10 +300,6 @@
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(zlib.h,,AC_MSG_ERROR(zlib.h is missing))
 fi
 
-if test "$enable_ffi" != no; then
-    AC_CHECK_HEADER(ffi.h,,AC_MSG_ERROR(ffi.h is missing))
-fi
-
 if test "$enable_zip" != no; then
     AC_DEFINE([USE_ZIP],1,[use zip])
     use_zip_yes=
@@ -302,7 +313,9 @@
 AC_SUBST(use_zip_no)
 
 if test "$enable_ffi" != no; then
-    AC_DEFINE([USE_FFI],1,[use FFI])
+    if test "$LIBFFI_FOUND" != no; then
+        AC_DEFINE([USE_FFI],1,[use FFI])
+    fi
 fi
 
 if test "$enable_md_stubs" != no; then
Index: git/src/Makefile.am
===================================================================
--- git.orig/src/Makefile.am	2011-11-18 15:47:15.685730049 +0100
+++ git/src/Makefile.am	2011-11-18 15:49:43.881825251 +0100
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@
 jamvm_LDADD = libcore.la
 libjvm_la_LIBADD = libcore.la
 libcore_la_LIBADD = interp/libinterp.la os/@os@/@arch@/libnative.la \
-                    os/@os@/libos.la classlib/@classlib@/libclasslib.la
+                    os/@os@/libos.la classlib/@classlib@/libclasslib.la \
+                    $(LIBFFI_LIBS)
 
-AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src/interp/engine
+AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src/interp/engine $(LIBFFI_CFLAGS)
 
 DISTCLEANFILES = arch.h classlib.h classlib-defs.h classlib-symbol.h