diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9fa3131..ad2f6a3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ PY3C_REQUIRED_VERSION = '>= 1.0'
 
 # Check to see if we have a lz4 and py3c libraries installed on the system, and
 # of suitable versions, and use if so. If not, we'll use the bundled libraries.
-liblz4_found = False
+liblz4_found = True
 py3c_found = False
 try:
     from pkgconfig import installed as pkgconfig_installed
     from pkgconfig import cflags as pkgconfig_cflags
@@ -95,9 +95,7 @@ if compiler == 'msvc':
     extra_compile_args = ['/Ot', '/Wall', '/wd4711', '/wd4820']
 elif compiler in ('unix', 'mingw32'):
     if liblz4_found:
-        extra_link_args.append(pkgconfig_libs('liblz4'))
-        if pkgconfig_cflags('liblz4'):
-            extra_compile_args.append(pkgconfig_cflags('liblz4'))
+        extra_link_args.append('-llz4')
     else:
         extra_compile_args = [
             '-O3',