diff --git a/common/autoconf/libraries.m4 b/common/autoconf/libraries.m4
--- jdk8/common/autoconf/libraries.m4
+++ jdk8/common/autoconf/libraries.m4
@@ -607,6 +607,46 @@
 
 ###############################################################################
 #
+# Check for the lcms2 library
+#
+
+AC_ARG_WITH(lcms, [AS_HELP_STRING([--with-lcms],
+	[use lcms2 from build system or OpenJDK source (system, bundled) @<:@bundled@:>@])])
+
+AC_CHECK_LIB(lcms2, cmsOpenProfileFromFile,
+             [ LCMS_FOUND=yes ],
+             [ LCMS_FOUND=no ])
+
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for which lcms to use])
+
+DEFAULT_LCMS=bundled
+
+#
+# If user didn't specify, use DEFAULT_LCMS
+#
+if test "x${with_lcms}" = "x"; then
+    with_lcms=${DEFAULT_LCMS}
+fi
+
+if test "x${with_lcms}" = "xbundled"; then
+    USE_EXTERNAL_LCMS=false
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([bundled])
+elif test "x${with_lcms}" = "xsystem"; then
+    if test "x${LCMS_FOUND}" = "xyes"; then
+        USE_EXTERNAL_LCMS=true
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([system])
+    else
+        AC_MSG_RESULT([system not found])
+        AC_MSG_ERROR([--with-lcms=system specified, but no lcms found!])
+    fi
+else
+    AC_MSG_ERROR([Invalid value for --with-lcms: ${with_lcms}, use 'system' or 'bundled'])
+fi
+
+AC_SUBST(USE_EXTERNAL_LCMS)
+
+###############################################################################
+#
 # Check for the zlib library
 #
 
diff --git jdk8/jdk/makefiles/CompileNativeLibraries.gmk jdk8/jdk/makefiles/CompileNativeLibraries.gmk
--- jdk8/jdk/makefiles/CompileNativeLibraries.gmk
+++ jdk8/jdk/makefiles/CompileNativeLibraries.gmk
@@ -1214,8 +1214,8 @@
 ##########################################################################################
 
     # TODO: Update awt lib path when awt is converted
-    $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation,BUILD_LIBLCMS,\
-                LIBRARY:=lcms,\
+    $(eval $(call SetupNativeCompilation,BUILD_LIBJAVALCMS,\
+                LIBRARY:=javalcms,\
                 OUTPUT_DIR:=$(INSTALL_LIBRARIES_HERE),\
                 SRC:=$(JDK_TOPDIR)/src/share/native/sun/java2d/cmm/lcms,\
 		LANG:=C,\
@@ -1233,18 +1233,18 @@
 		LDFLAGS_windows:=$(WIN_AWT_LIB) $(WIN_JAVA_LIB),\
 		LDFLAGS_SUFFIX_solaris:=-lawt -ljava -ljvm -lc,\
 		LDFLAGS_SUFFIX_macosx:=$(LIBM) -lawt -ljava -ljvm,\
-		LDFLAGS_SUFFIX_linux:=-lm -lawt -ljava -ljvm,\
+		LDFLAGS_SUFFIX_linux:=-lm -lawt -ljava -ljvm -llcms2,\
 		VERSIONINFO_RESOURCE:=$(JDK_TOPDIR)/src/windows/resource/version.rc,\
 		RC_FLAGS:=$(RC_FLAGS)\
-			  -D "JDK_FNAME=lcms.dll" \
-			  -D "JDK_INTERNAL_NAME=lcms" \
+			  -D "JDK_FNAME=javalcms.dll" \
+			  -D "JDK_INTERNAL_NAME=libjavalcms" \
 			  -D "JDK_FTYPE=0x2L",\
 		OBJECT_DIR:=$(JDK_OUTPUTDIR)/objs/liblcms,\
 		DEBUG_SYMBOLS:=$(WINDOWS_ONLY)))
 
-    BUILD_LIBRARIES += $(BUILD_LIBLCMS)
-
-    $(BUILD_LIBLCMS) : $(BUILD_LIBAWT)
+    BUILD_LIBRARIES += $(BUILD_LIBJAVALCMS)
+
+    $(BUILD_LIBJAVALCMS) : $(BUILD_LIBAWT)
 
 ##########################################################################################
 
diff --git jdk8/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/java2d/cmm/lcms/LCMS.java jdk8/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/java2d/cmm/lcms/LCMS.java
--- jdk8/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/java2d/cmm/lcms/LCMS.java
+++ jdk8/jdk/src/share/classes/sun/java2d/cmm/lcms/LCMS.java
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@
                          * disposer frameworks
                          */
                         System.loadLibrary("awt");
-                        System.loadLibrary("lcms");
+                        System.loadLibrary("javalcms");
                         return null;
                     }
                 });