diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ba56c42..4d3ddb7 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -628,7 +628,7 @@ else
     echo "-- using internal libsqlite3...... YES"
 fi
 
-if test -z "$GPHOTO_CONFIG" ; then
+if test "x$have_libgphoto2" != "xyes"; then
   echo "-- libgphoto2 library found....... NO"
   echo ""
   echo "digiKam needs libgphoto2 library development package."
diff --git a/digikam/configure.in.bot b/digikam/configure.in.bot
index 39be9fc..8a34d97 100644
--- a/digikam/configure.in.bot
+++ b/digikam/configure.in.bot
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ else
     echo "-- using internal libsqlite3...... YES"
 fi
 
-if test -z "$GPHOTO_CONFIG" ; then
+if test "x$have_libgphoto2" != "xyes"; then
   echo "-- libgphoto2 library found....... NO"
   echo ""
   echo "digiKam needs libgphoto2 library development package."
diff --git a/digikam/configure.in.in b/digikam/configure.in.in
index bff2fd9..9a64dca 100644
--- a/digikam/configure.in.in
+++ b/digikam/configure.in.in
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ AC_SUBST(LCMS_LIBS)
 #------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 KDE_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GPHOTO2, libgphoto2 >= 2.5,
-         [have_libgphoto2=yes, have_gphoto25=yes], have_libgphoto2=no)
+         [have_libgphoto2=yes; have_gphoto25=yes], have_libgphoto2=no)
 if test "x$have_libgphoto2" = "xno"; then
   KDE_PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GPHOTO2, libgphoto2,
          have_libgphoto2=yes, have_libgphoto2=no)
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ if test "x$have_libgphoto2" = "xno"; then
     AC_SUBST(GPHOTO_CFLAGS)
     LIB_GPHOTO="`$GPHOTO_CONFIG --libs` `$GPHOTO_PORT_CONFIG --libs`"
     AC_SUBST(LIB_GPHOTO)
+    have_libgphoto2=yes
   else
     AC_MSG_WARN([gPhoto2 not found.])
     DO_NOT_COMPILE="digikam $DO_NOT_COMPILE"