diff --git a/build/config-linux-gcc-debug.py b/build/config-linux-gcc-debug.py
index 937759c4..b106d704 100644
--- a/build/config-linux-gcc-debug.py
+++ b/build/config-linux-gcc-debug.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ GLFLAGS        = ['-DGLEW_MX']
 BOOSTLIB       = ['boost_system', 'boost_filesystem', 'boost_thread']
 COLLADAINCLUDE = ['/usr/include/collada-dom', '/usr/include/collada-dom/1.4']
 COLLADALIB     = ['collada14dom', 'xml2']
-FFTWLIB        = ['fftw3_threads']
+FFTWLIB        = ['fftw3_threads', 'fftw3']
 
 # The following assumes that the Mitsuba bindings should be built for the
 # "default" Python version. It is also possible to build bindings for multiple
diff --git a/build/config-linux-gcc.py b/build/config-linux-gcc.py
index e6871997..0d97a1be 100644
--- a/build/config-linux-gcc.py
+++ b/build/config-linux-gcc.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ GLFLAGS        = ['-DGLEW_MX']
 BOOSTLIB       = ['boost_system', 'boost_filesystem', 'boost_thread']
 COLLADAINCLUDE = ['/usr/include/collada-dom', '/usr/include/collada-dom/1.4']
 COLLADALIB     = ['collada14dom', 'xml2']
-FFTWLIB        = ['fftw3_threads']
+FFTWLIB        = ['fftw3_threads', 'fftw3']
 
 # The following assumes that the Mitsuba bindings should be built for the
 # "default" Python version. It is also possible to build bindings for multiple
diff --git a/build/config-linux-icl.py b/build/config-linux-icl.py
index 659d2be0..65d5d4d7 100644
--- a/build/config-linux-icl.py
+++ b/build/config-linux-icl.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ GLFLAGS        = ['-DGLEW_MX']
 BOOSTLIB       = ['boost_system', 'boost_filesystem', 'boost_thread']
 COLLADAINCLUDE = ['/usr/include/collada-dom', '/usr/include/collada-dom/1.4']
 COLLADALIB     = ['collada14dom', 'xml2']
-FFTWLIB        = ['fftw3_threads']
+FFTWLIB        = ['fftw3_threads', 'fftw3']
 
 # The following assumes that the Mitsuba bindings should be built for the
 # "default" Python version. It is also possible to build bindings for multiple