diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index d1c12ec3b4..224883e300 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 	* src/scm/printing/print-check.scm: some finer adjustments on
 	  the locations for Deluxe personal checks.
 
+	* acinclude.m4: modify the AC_GWRAP_CHECK_GUILE() macro to
+	  take an argument, the g-wrap module directory.  Then actually
+	  test that the g-wrap module loads.  This should detect systems
+	  without slib installed.
+	* configure.in: all the new gwrap check macro
+	  Fixes #113218
+	
 2003-05-19  Derek Atkins  <derek@ihtfp.com>
 
 	* src/engine/QueryNew.[ch]: add gncQueryGetBooks() API to return
diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index c221b7394d..458635c51f 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -3935,6 +3935,14 @@ AC_DEFUN(AC_GWRAP_CHECK_GUILE,
  if test "${GUILE}" = "no" ; then
 	AC_MSG_ERROR(g-wrap couldn't find guile.)
  fi
+ AC_MSG_CHECKING(if g-wrap works)
+ $GUILE -c "(set! %load-path (cons \"$1\" %load-path)) (use-modules (g-wrap))"
+ status=$?
+ if test $status != 0 ; then
+   AC_MSG_ERROR([g-wrap could not run.  Perhaps missing slib?])
+ else
+   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+ fi
 ])
 
 dnl AM_PATH_GWRAP ([MINIMUM-VERSION, MAXIMUM-VERSION, [ACTION-IF-FOUND.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 8162135496..63480eb70a 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ G_WRAP_MODULE_DIR=`${G_WRAP_CONFIG} --guile-module-directory`
 G_WRAP_LIB_DIR=`echo $G_WRAP_MODULE_DIR | sed -e 's|share/guile|lib|'`
 AC_MSG_RESULT($G_WRAP_MODULE_DIR)
 
-AC_GWRAP_CHECK_GUILE
+AC_GWRAP_CHECK_GUILE($G_WRAP_MODULE_DIR)
 
 AC_SUBST(G_WRAP_CONFIG)
 AC_SUBST(G_WRAP_COMPILE_ARGS)