diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 038dd350..d815ab17 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -484,17 +484,19 @@ if test "${enable_pcsc}" = "yes"; then
 	if test "${with_pcsc_provider}" = "detect"; then
 		case "${host}" in
 			*-*-darwin*)
-				with_pcsc_provider="${full_usrlibdir}/libpcsclite.so"
+				DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER="${full_usrlibdir}/libpcsclite.so"
 			;;
 			*-mingw32*|*-winnt*|*-cygwin*)
-				with_pcsc_provider="winscard.dll"
+				DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER="winscard.dll"
 			;;
 			*)
-				with_pcsc_provider="${full_usrlibdir}/libpcsclite.so"
+				DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER="${full_usrlibdir}/libpcsclite.so"
 			;;
 		esac
+	else
+		DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER="${with_pcsc_provider}"
 	fi
-	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([PCSC_DEFAULT_LIBRARY_NAME], ["${with_pcsc_provider}"], [Default PC/SC library])
+	AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER], ["${DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER}"], [Default PC/SC provider])
 fi
 
 dnl AM_PATH_LIBASSUAN([MINIMUM-VERSION,
@@ -533,7 +535,7 @@ if test "${enable_openct}" = "yes"; then
 	OPTIONAL_OPENCT_CFLAGS="${OPENCT_CFLAGS}"
 	OPTIONAL_OPENCT_LIBS="${OPENCT_LIBS}"
 fi
-test "${enable_pcsc}" = "yes" && OPENSC_FEATURES="${OPENSC_FEATURES} pcsc"
+test "${enable_pcsc}" = "yes" && OPENSC_FEATURES="${OPENSC_FEATURES} pcsc(${DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER})"
 test "${enable_nsplugin}" = "yes" && OPENSC_FEATURES="${OPENSC_FEATURES} nsplugin"
 
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([OPENSC_ETC_PATH], ["${full_sysconfdir}"], [etc path for libopensc])
@@ -558,6 +560,7 @@ AC_SUBST([OPENSC_LT_REVISION])
 AC_SUBST([OPENSC_LT_AGE])
 AC_SUBST([OPENSC_LT_OLDEST])
 AC_SUBST([WIN_LIBPREFIX])
+AC_SUBST([DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER])
 AC_SUBST([OPTIONAL_ZLIB_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([OPTIONAL_ZLIB_LIBS])
 AC_SUBST([OPTIONAL_READLINE_CFLAGS])
@@ -637,7 +640,7 @@ PC/SC support:           ${enable_pcsc}
 OpenCT support:          ${enable_openct}
 NSPlugin support:        ${enable_nsplugin}
 
-PC/SC default provider:  ${with_pcsc_provider}
+PC/SC default provider:  ${DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER}
 pinentry:                ${with_pinentry}
 
 Host:                    ${host}
diff --git a/etc/Makefile.am b/etc/Makefile.am
index c69f641c..c6b6d57e 100644
--- a/etc/Makefile.am
+++ b/etc/Makefile.am
@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ dist_noinst_DATA = opensc.conf.in
 nodist_noinst_DATA = opensc.conf
 
 .in:
-	sed -e "s|@pkgdatadir[@]|$(pkgdatadir)|g" < $^ > $@
+	sed \
+		-e 's|@pkgdatadir[@]|$(pkgdatadir)|g' \
+		-e 's|@DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER[@]|$(DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER)|g' \
+		< $^ > $@
 
 sysconf_DATA=#required in order to create dir
 install-exec-hook:	install-sysconfDATA opensc.conf
diff --git a/etc/opensc.conf.in b/etc/opensc.conf.in
index 5bd701a4..22737a15 100644
--- a/etc/opensc.conf.in
+++ b/etc/opensc.conf.in
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ app default {
 		# Default: false
 		# enable_pinpad = true;
 		#
-		# Use specific pcsc library.
-		# Default: system
-		# library_name = /usr/lib/libpcsclite.so
+		# Use specific pcsc provider.
+		# Default: @DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER@
+		# provider_library = @DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER@
 	}
 
 	# options for openct support
diff --git a/src/libopensc/reader-pcsc.c b/src/libopensc/reader-pcsc.c
index eed9a4d0..d3e20b58 100644
--- a/src/libopensc/reader-pcsc.c
+++ b/src/libopensc/reader-pcsc.c
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ struct pcsc_global_private_data {
 	int connect_exclusive;
 	int connect_reset;
 	int transaction_reset;
-	const char *library_name;
+	const char *provider_library;
 	lt_dlhandle dlhandle;
 	SCardEstablishContext_t SCardEstablishContext;
 	SCardReleaseContext_t SCardReleaseContext;
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@ static int pcsc_init(sc_context_t *ctx, void **reader_data)
 	gpriv->connect_exclusive = 0;
 	gpriv->transaction_reset = 0;
 	gpriv->enable_pinpad = 0;
-	gpriv->library_name = PCSC_DEFAULT_LIBRARY_NAME;
+	gpriv->provider_library = DEFAULT_PCSC_PROVIDER;
 	
 	conf_block = sc_get_conf_block(ctx, "reader_driver", "pcsc", 1);
 	if (conf_block) {
@@ -764,11 +764,11 @@ static int pcsc_init(sc_context_t *ctx, void **reader_data)
 		    scconf_get_bool(conf_block, "transaction_reset", gpriv->transaction_reset);
 		gpriv->enable_pinpad =
 		    scconf_get_bool(conf_block, "enable_pinpad", gpriv->enable_pinpad);
-		gpriv->library_name =
-		    scconf_get_str(conf_block, "library_name", gpriv->library_name);
+		gpriv->provider_library =
+		    scconf_get_str(conf_block, "provider_library", gpriv->provider_library);
 	}
 
-	gpriv->dlhandle = lt_dlopen(gpriv->library_name);
+	gpriv->dlhandle = lt_dlopen(gpriv->provider_library);
 	if (gpriv->dlhandle == NULL) {
 		ret = SC_ERROR_CANNOT_LOAD_MODULE;
 		goto out;