diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 913e148..ed45a3c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@
   hax             HAX acceleration support
   hvf             Hypervisor.framework acceleration support
   whpx            Windows Hypervisor Platform acceleration support
-  rdma            RDMA-based migration support
+  rdma            Enable RDMA-based migration and PVRDMA support
   vde             support for vde network
   netmap          support for netmap network
   linux-aio       Linux AIO support
@@ -2923,15 +2923,16 @@
 #include <rdma/rdma_cma.h>
 int main(void) { return 0; }
 EOF
-  rdma_libs="-lrdmacm -libverbs"
+  rdma_libs="-lrdmacm -libverbs -libumad"
   if compile_prog "" "$rdma_libs" ; then
     rdma="yes"
+    libs_softmmu="$libs_softmmu $rdma_libs"
   else
     if test "$rdma" = "yes" ; then
         error_exit \
-            " OpenFabrics librdmacm/libibverbs not present." \
+            " OpenFabrics librdmacm/libibverbs/libibumad not present." \
             " Your options:" \
-            "  (1) Fast: Install infiniband packages from your distro." \
+            "  (1) Fast: Install infiniband packages (devel) from your distro." \
             "  (2) Cleanest: Install libraries from www.openfabrics.org" \
             "  (3) Also: Install softiwarp if you don't have RDMA hardware"
     fi