diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -808,7 +808,7 @@
 	saved_CFLAGS="${CFLAGS}"
 	CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} ${PCSC_CFLAGS}"
 	# We must cope with mingw32 that does not have winscard.h mingw64 has it.
-	AC_CHECK_HEADERS([winscard.h],,[test "${WIN32}" != "yes" && AC_MSG_ERROR([winscard.h is required for pcsc])])
+	AC_CHECK_HEADERS([winscard.h],,[test "${WIN32}" != "yes" && AC_MSG_ERROR([winscard.h is required for pcsc])],[#include <pcsclite.h>])
 	AC_CHECK_HEADERS([pcsclite.h])
 	CFLAGS="${saved_CFLAGS}"
 
diff --git a/src/libopensc/internal-winscard.h b/src/libopensc/internal-winscard.h
--- a/src/libopensc/internal-winscard.h
+++ b/src/libopensc/internal-winscard.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_WINSCARD_H
+#include <pcsclite.h>
 #include <winscard.h>
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <wintypes.h>