diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bb874397f4..af4fd20015 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ Use these options if autodetection fails:
   --with-madlibdir=DIR     libmad (libmad shared library) in DIR
   --with-mlibdir=DIR       libmlib (MLIB support) in DIR (Solaris only)
   --with-libdvdnav=DIR     libdvdnav in DIR
+  --with-codecsdir=DIR     Binary codec files in DIR
   --with-win32libdir=DIR   W*ndows DLL files in DIR
   --with-xanimlibdir=DIR   XAnim DLL files in DIR
   --with-reallibdir=DIR    RealPlayer DLL files in DIR
@@ -1324,6 +1325,11 @@ for ac_option do
     _dvdnav=yes
     ;;
 
+  --with-codecsdir=*)
+    _win32libdir=`echo $ac_option | cut -d '=' -f 2`
+    _xanimlibdir=`echo $ac_option | cut -d '=' -f 2`
+    _reallibdir=`echo $ac_option | cut -d '=' -f 2`
+    ;;
   --with-win32libdir=*)
     _win32libdir=`echo $ac_option | cut -d '=' -f 2`
     _win32=yes