diff --git a/ext/zip/config.m4 b/ext/zip/config.m4
index 11b722492f1e8..70eafcdc98e57 100644
--- a/ext/zip/config.m4
+++ b/ext/zip/config.m4
@@ -7,22 +7,13 @@ if test "$PHP_ZIP" != "no"; then
   PKG_CHECK_MODULES([LIBZIP], [libzip >= 0.11])
 
   PHP_EVAL_INCLINE($LIBZIP_CFLAGS)
+  PHP_EVAL_LIBLINE($LIBZIP_LIBS, ZIP_SHARED_LIBADD)
   LIBZIP_LIBDIR=`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=libdir libzip`
 
-  dnl Could not think of a simple way to check libzip for overwrite support
-  PHP_CHECK_LIBRARY(zip, zip_open,
-  [
-    PHP_ADD_LIBRARY_WITH_PATH(zip, $LIBZIP_LIBDIR, ZIP_SHARED_LIBADD)
-    AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBZIP,1,[ ])
-  ], [
-    AC_MSG_ERROR(could not find usable libzip)
-  ], [
-    -L$LIBZIP_LIBDIR
-  ])
+  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBZIP, 1, [ ])
 
   PHP_CHECK_LIBRARY(zip, zip_file_set_encryption,
   [
-    PHP_ADD_LIBRARY_WITH_PATH(zip, $LIBZIP_LIBDIR, ZIP_SHARED_LIBADD)
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_ENCRYPTION, 1, [Libzip >= 1.2.0 with encryption support])
   ], [
     AC_MSG_WARN(Libzip >= 1.2.0 needed for encryption support)