diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a1e264f5119..2216e59706d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -9633,10 +9633,83 @@ eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
 	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
 	 test ! -s conftest.err
        } && test -s conftest.$ac_objext; then
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBXINERAMA 1
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for -lXinerama" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for -lXinerama... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+if test "${ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama+set}" = set; then
+  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
+else
+  ac_check_soname_save_LIBS=$LIBS
+LIBS="-lXinerama $X_LIBS -lXext -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS $LIBS"
+  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* confdefs.h.  */
 _ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
+   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
+   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C"
+#endif
+char XineramaQueryScreens ();
+int
+main ()
+{
+return XineramaQueryScreens ();
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } && {
+	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
+	 test ! -s conftest.err
+       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext &&
+       $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext; then
+  case "$LIBEXT" in
+    dll) ;;
+    dylib) ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama=`otool -L conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libXinerama\\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib" | sed -e "s/^.*\/\(libXinerama\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
+    *) ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama=`$ac_cv_path_LDD conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libXinerama\\.$LIBEXT" | sed -e "s/^.*\(libXinerama\.$LIBEXT[^	 ]*\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
+  esac
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
+      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+  LIBS=$ac_check_soname_save_LIBS
+fi
+if test "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama" = "x"; then
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: not found" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}not found" >&6; }
+
+else
+  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama" >&6; }
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define SONAME_LIBXINERAMA "$ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama"
+_ACEOF
+
+
+fi
 
 else
   echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
@@ -15260,84 +15333,6 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 _ACEOF
 
 
-fi
-
-{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for -lXinerama" >&5
-echo $ECHO_N "checking for -lXinerama... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
-if test "${ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama+set}" = set; then
-  echo $ECHO_N "(cached) $ECHO_C" >&6
-else
-  ac_check_soname_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-lXinerama $X_LIBS -lXext -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS $LIBS"
-  cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* confdefs.h.  */
-_ACEOF
-cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
-cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char XineramaQueryScreens ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return XineramaQueryScreens ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-rm -f conftest.$ac_objext conftest$ac_exeext
-if { (ac_try="$ac_link"
-case "(($ac_try" in
-  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
-  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
-esac
-eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
-  (eval "$ac_link") 2>conftest.er1
-  ac_status=$?
-  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
-  rm -f conftest.er1
-  cat conftest.err >&5
-  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
-  (exit $ac_status); } && {
-	 test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" ||
-	 test ! -s conftest.err
-       } && test -s conftest$ac_exeext &&
-       $as_test_x conftest$ac_exeext; then
-  case "$LIBEXT" in
-    dll) ;;
-    dylib) ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama=`otool -L conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libXinerama\\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib" | sed -e "s/^.*\/\(libXinerama\.[0-9A-Za-z.]*dylib\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
-    *) ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama=`$ac_cv_path_LDD conftest$ac_exeext | grep "libXinerama\\.$LIBEXT" | sed -e "s/^.*\(libXinerama\.$LIBEXT[^	 ]*\).*$/\1/"';2,$d'` ;;
-  esac
-else
-  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
-sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
-
-
-fi
-
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest_ipa8_conftest.oo \
-      conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-  LIBS=$ac_check_soname_save_LIBS
-fi
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama" = "x"; then
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: not found" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}not found" >&6; }
-
-else
-  { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama" >&5
-echo "${ECHO_T}$ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama" >&6; }
-
-cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define SONAME_LIBXINERAMA "$ac_cv_lib_soname_Xinerama"
-_ACEOF
-
-
 fi
 
 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for -lXcursor" >&5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3e7c97b7c05..7e0b73efbe0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ then
         then
                 AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <X11/Xlib.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/Xinerama.h>]], [[static typeof(XineramaQueryScreens) * func;]])],
-                  [AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBXINERAMA, 1, [Define if you have the Xinerama library])],[])
+                  [WINE_CHECK_SONAME(Xinerama,XineramaQueryScreens,,,[$X_LIBS -lXext -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS])])
         fi
 
     dnl *** End of X11/Xlib.h check
@@ -1148,7 +1148,6 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(SONAME_EXT,[".$LIBEXT"],[Define to the file extension of shar
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(X11,XCreateWindow,,,[$X_LIBS $X_EXTRA_LIBS])
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(Xext,XextCreateExtension,,,[$X_LIBS -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS])
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(Xi,XOpenDevice,,,[$X_LIBS -lXext -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS])
-WINE_CHECK_SONAME(Xinerama,XineramaQueryScreens,,,[$X_LIBS -lXext -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS])
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(Xcursor,XcursorImageLoadCursor,,,[$X_LIBS -lX11 $X_EXTRA_LIBS])
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(freetype,FT_Init_FreeType,,,[$X_LIBS])
 WINE_CHECK_SONAME(txc_dxtn,fetch_2d_texel_rgba_dxt1)
diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/xinerama.c b/dlls/winex11.drv/xinerama.c
index be04c212577..75b905a70c3 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/xinerama.c
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/xinerama.c
@@ -66,17 +66,13 @@ static inline int monitor_to_index( HMONITOR handle )
 }
 
 
-#ifdef HAVE_LIBXINERAMA
+#ifdef SONAME_LIBXINERAMA
 
 #define MAKE_FUNCPTR(f) static typeof(f) * p##f
 
 MAKE_FUNCPTR(XineramaQueryExtension);
 MAKE_FUNCPTR(XineramaQueryScreens);
 
-#ifndef SONAME_LIBXINERAMA
-#define SONAME_LIBXINERAMA "libXinerama" SONAME_EXT
-#endif
-
 static void load_xinerama(void)
 {
     void *handle;
@@ -129,14 +125,14 @@ static int query_screens(void)
     return count;
 }
 
-#else  /* HAVE_LIBXINERAMA */
+#else  /* SONAME_LIBXINERAMA */
 
 static inline int query_screens(void)
 {
     return 0;
 }
 
-#endif  /* HAVE_LIBXINERAMA */
+#endif  /* SONAME_LIBXINERAMA */
 
 void xinerama_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/include/config.h.in b/include/config.h.in
index 18c17a036cc..0aed6ea522f 100644
--- a/include/config.h.in
+++ b/include/config.h.in
@@ -300,9 +300,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `ossaudio' library (-lossaudio). */
 #undef HAVE_LIBOSSAUDIO
 
-/* Define if you have the Xinerama library */
-#undef HAVE_LIBXINERAMA
-
 /* Define if you have the libxml2 library */
 #undef HAVE_LIBXML2