--- old/common/autoconf/libraries.m4	2014-05-20 12:39:15.136549562 -0400
+++ new/common/autoconf/libraries.m4	2014-05-20 12:39:14.994548641 -0400
@@ -620,11 +620,36 @@
   # Check for the jpeg library
   #
 
-  USE_EXTERNAL_LIBJPEG=true
-  AC_CHECK_LIB(jpeg, main, [],
-      [ USE_EXTERNAL_LIBJPEG=false
-      AC_MSG_NOTICE([Will use jpeg decoder bundled with the OpenJDK source])
-  ])
+  AC_ARG_WITH(libjpeg, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-libjpeg],
+      [use libjpeg from build system or OpenJDK source (system, bundled) @<:@bundled@:>@])])
+
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([for which libjpeg to use])
+
+  # default is bundled
+  DEFAULT_LIBJPEG=bundled
+
+  #
+  # if user didn't specify, use DEFAULT_LIBJPEG
+  #
+  if test "x${with_libjpeg}" = "x"; then
+    with_libjpeg=${DEFAULT_LIBJPEG}
+  fi
+
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(${with_libjpeg})
+
+  if test "x${with_libjpeg}" = "xbundled"; then
+    USE_EXTERNAL_LIBJPEG=false
+  elif test "x${with_libjpeg}" = "xsystem"; then
+    AC_CHECK_HEADER(jpeglib.h, [],
+        [ AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-libjpeg=system specified, but jpeglib.h not found!])])
+    AC_CHECK_LIB(jpeg, jpeg_CreateDecompress, [],
+        [ AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-libjpeg=system specified, but no libjpeg found])])
+
+    USE_EXTERNAL_LIBJPEG=true
+  else
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([Invalid use of --with-libjpeg: ${with_libjpeg}, use 'system' or 'bundled'])
+  fi
+
   AC_SUBST(USE_EXTERNAL_LIBJPEG)
 
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