diff --git a/config/macros.m4 b/config/macros.m4
index 88db6877..532167e8 100644
--- a/config/macros.m4
+++ b/config/macros.m4
@@ -1868,6 +1868,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_PROG_DYNINST],
    dnl Check for stackwalk within DynInst (is Dyninst > 7.0.1?)
    AM_CONDITIONAL(DYNINST_HAVE_STACKWALK, test -f "${DYNINST_LIBSDIR}/libstackwalk.so")
 
+   dnl Check for DynInst flavour: Lite or Full?
+   AM_CONDITIONAL(DYNINST_IS_LITE, test -f "${DYNINST_LIBSDIR}/libsymLite.so")
+
    dnl Did the checks pass?
    AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_DYNINST, test "${DYNINST_INSTALLED}" = "yes")
 
diff --git a/src/launcher/dyninst/Makefile.am b/src/launcher/dyninst/Makefile.am
index 78926880..5c9f00b1 100644
--- a/src/launcher/dyninst/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/launcher/dyninst/Makefile.am
@@ -15,7 +15,14 @@ DYNINST_EXTRA_LIBS += -lpatchAPI
 endif
 # Step #2, add pcontrol, stackwalk, dynDwarf/Elf and symLite
 if DYNINST_HAVE_STACKWALK
-DYNINST_EXTRA_LIBS += -lpcontrol -lstackwalk -lcommon -ldynDwarf -ldynElf -lsymLite 
+DYNINST_EXTRA_LIBS += -lpcontrol -lstackwalk -lcommon -ldynDwarf -ldynElf
+endif
+# Step #3, add symLite if DynInst was configured with LIGHTWEIGHT_SYMTAB=On, all
+# other required libraries otherwise.
+if DYNINST_IS_LITE
+DYNINST_EXTRA_LIBS += -lsymLite
+else
+DYNINST_EXTRA_LIBS += -lsymtabAPI
 endif
 
 extrae_SOURCES = extrae.C \