diff --git a/config/ax_check_folders.m4 b/config/ax_check_folders.m4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cdb3d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/ax_check_folders.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# AX_CHECK_FOLDERS(PATH, ACTION-IF-FOUND, [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
+# -----------------------------------------------------------
+# First checks if the provided PATH exists and is a directory.
+# If so, then checks if at least one folder exists in the provided PATH.
+# Calls ACTION-IF-FOUND if found, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND otherwise.
+
+AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_FOLDERS], [
+  AC_MSG_CHECKING([if $1 is a valid directory])
+  if test -d "$1"; then
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING([for at least one folder in $1])
+    if (find "$1" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d | grep -q .); then
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
+      $2
+    else
+      AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+      m4_ifval([$3], [$3], [])
+    fi
+  else
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+  fi
+])
diff --git a/config/ax_check_real_file.m4 b/config/ax_check_real_file.m4
deleted file mode 100644
index 44fffa7..0000000
--- a/config/ax_check_real_file.m4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-# AX_CHECK_REAL_FILE(FILE, [ACTION-IF-FOUND], [ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND])
-# ------------------------------------------------------------------
-#
-# Check for the existence of FILE, and make sure it is a real file or
-# directory, and not a symbolic link.
-#
-AC_DEFUN([AX_CHECK_REAL_FILE],
-[AC_DIAGNOSE([cross],
-	     [cannot check for file existence when cross compiling])dnl
-AS_VAR_PUSHDEF([ac_RealFile], [ac_cv_real_file_$1])dnl
-AC_CACHE_CHECK([for $1], ac_RealFile,
-[test "$cross_compiling" = yes &&
-  AC_MSG_ERROR([cannot check for file existence when cross compiling])
-if test -r "$1"
-then
-  if test -h "$1"
-  then
-    AS_VAR_SET(ac_RealFile, no)
-  else
-    AS_VAR_SET(ac_RealFile, yes)
-  fi
-else
-  AS_VAR_SET(ac_RealFile, no)
-fi])
-AS_IF([test AS_VAR_GET(ac_RealFile) = yes], [$2], [$3])[]dnl
-AS_VAR_POPDEF([ac_RealFile])dnl
-])# AX_CHECK_REAL_FILE
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b03dabc..c6f34a9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -27,11 +27,11 @@ CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $CONFIGURE_CXXFLAGS"
 LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $CONFIGURE_LDFLAGS"
 
 m4_include(config/ax_compiler_vendor.m4)
-m4_include(config/ax_check_real_file.m4)
 m4_include(config/ax_fixed_point_machine.m4)
 m4_include(config/ax_misaligned_access_fails.m4)
 m4_include(config/ax_c99_features.m4)
 m4_include(config/ax_check_export_capability.m4)
+m4_include(config/ax_check_folders.m4)
 
 BROADVOICE_MAJOR_VERSION=0
 BROADVOICE_MINOR_VERSION=1
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ if test "${build}" = "${host}"
 then
     case "${host}" in
     x86_64-*)
-        AX_CHECK_REAL_FILE([${prefix}/lib64], libdir='$(exec_prefix)/lib64')
+        AX_CHECK_FOLDERS([${prefix}/lib64], libdir='$(exec_prefix)/lib64')
         ;;
     esac
 fi
diff --git a/debian/compat b/debian/compat
index ec63514..f599e28 100644
--- a/debian/compat
+++ b/debian/compat
@@ -1 +1 @@
-9
+10
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index 5885566..5e901f2 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Source: libbroadvoice
-Priority: extra
+Priority: optional
 Maintainer: FreeSWITCH Solutions <packages@freeswitch.com>
-Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 9), dh-autoreconf, automake (>= 1.14), autoconf (>= 2.69)
+Build-Depends: debhelper (>= 10), dh-autoreconf, automake (>= 1.14), autoconf (>= 2.69)
 Standards-Version: 3.9.6
 Section: libs
 Homepage: https://www.broadcom.com/support/broadvoice/
diff --git a/debian/libbroadvoice-dev.lintian-overrides b/debian/libbroadvoice-dev.lintian-overrides
index 807eb4a..4ed42e5 100644
--- a/debian/libbroadvoice-dev.lintian-overrides
+++ b/debian/libbroadvoice-dev.lintian-overrides
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 libbroadvoice-dev: new-package-should-close-itp-bug
 libbroadvoice-dev: helper-templates-in-copyright
+libbroadvoice-dev: pkg-config-unavailable-for-cross-compilation