diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b453e85..de4bf8f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ kvm=""
 kvm_para=""
 nptl=""
 sdl=""
-directfb="no"
+directfb=""
 sparse="no"
 uuid=""
 vde=""
@@ -1071,10 +1071,18 @@ fi
 ##########################################
 # DirectFB probe
 
-if test "$directfb" = "yes" ; then
-  directfb_libs=`directfb-config --libs`
-  directfb_cflags=`directfb-config --cflags`
-  libs_softmmu="$directfb_libs $libs_softmmu"
+if test "$directfb" != "no" ; then
+  if $pkgconfig directfb; then
+    directfb_libs=$($pkgconfig directfb --libs)
+    directfb_cflags=$($pkgconfig directfb --cflags)
+    libs_softmmu="$directfb_libs $libs_softmmu"
+    directfb=yes
+  else
+    if test "$directfb" = "yes" ; then
+      feature_not_found "directfb"
+    fi
+    directfb=no
+  fi
 fi
 
 ##########################################
diff --git a/qemu-options.hx b/qemu-options.hx
index a4bdfbe..9597a48 100644
--- a/qemu-options.hx
+++ b/qemu-options.hx
@@ -610,7 +610,8 @@ ETEXI
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DIRECTFB
 DEF("directfb", 0, QEMU_OPTION_directfb,
-    "-directfb       enable DirectFB\n")
+    "-directfb       enable DirectFB\n",
+    QEMU_ARCH_ALL)
 #endif
 STEXI
 @item -directfb