diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 735bc29773..3416237774 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1098,7 +1098,6 @@ if test "x$enable_x11_backend" = xyes; then
       case "$host" in
         *-*-solaris*)
             # Check for solaris
-	    AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Xinerama support on Solaris)
 
 	    have_solaris_xinerama=false
 	    AC_CHECK_FUNC(XineramaGetInfo,
@@ -1106,6 +1105,8 @@ if test "x$enable_x11_backend" = xyes; then
 		    [have_solaris_xinerama=true], :,
 		    [#include <X11/Xlib.h>])])
 
+	    AC_MSG_CHECKING(for Xinerama support on Solaris)
+
             if $have_solaris_xinerama ; then
               X_EXTENSIONS="$X_EXTENSIONS Xinerama"
               AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SOLARIS_XINERAMA, 1,