diff --git a/qb/config.libs.sh b/qb/config.libs.sh
index fba2da9f54..bb09b97670 100644
--- a/qb/config.libs.sh
+++ b/qb/config.libs.sh
@@ -128,12 +128,12 @@ fi
 if [ "$LIBRETRO" ]; then
    die : 'Notice: Explicit libretro used, disabling dynamic libretro loading ...'
    HAVE_DYNAMIC='no'
-else LIBRETRO="-lretro"
+else
+   LIBRETRO="-lretro"
 fi
 
 [ "$HAVE_DYNAMIC" = 'yes' ] || {
-   #check_lib '' RETRO "$LIBRETRO" retro_init "$DYLIB" "Cannot find libretro, did you forget --with-libretro=\"-lretro\"?"
-   check_lib '' RETRO "$LIBRETRO" "$DYLIB" "Cannot find libretro, did you forget --with-libretro=\"-lretro\"?"
+   check_lib '' RETRO "$LIBRETRO" retro_init "$DYLIB" '' 'Cannot find libretro, did you forget --with-libretro="-lretro"?'
    add_define MAKEFILE libretro "$LIBRETRO"
 }
 
diff --git a/qb/qb.libs.sh b/qb/qb.libs.sh
index e3101511ce..09006990b0 100644
--- a/qb/qb.libs.sh
+++ b/qb/qb.libs.sh
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ check_enabled()
 # $3 = lib
 # $4 = function in lib
 # $5 = extralibs
-# $6 = headers
+# $6 = headers [checked only if non-empty]
 # $7 = critical error message [checked only if non-empty]
 check_lib()
 {	tmpval="$(eval "printf %s \"\$HAVE_$2\"")"