diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 86425130bd..b3d092cde8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7132,11 +7132,12 @@ pod2man --help     > /dev/null 2>&1 && enable pod2man   || disable pod2man
 rsync --help 2> /dev/null | grep -q 'contimeout' && enable rsync_contimeout || disable rsync_contimeout
 xmllint --version  > /dev/null 2>&1 && enable xmllint   || disable xmllint
 
+check_headers linux/fb.h
+check_headers linux/videodev2.h
+test_code cc linux/videodev2.h "struct v4l2_frmsizeenum vfse; vfse.discrete.width = 0;" && enable_sanitized struct_v4l2_frmivalenum_discrete
+
 # check V4L2 codecs available in the API
 if enabled v4l2_m2m; then
-    check_headers linux/fb.h
-    check_headers linux/videodev2.h
-    test_code cc linux/videodev2.h "struct v4l2_frmsizeenum vfse; vfse.discrete.width = 0;" && enable_sanitized struct_v4l2_frmivalenum_discrete
     check_cc v4l2_m2m linux/videodev2.h "int i = V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_M2M_MPLANE | V4L2_CAP_VIDEO_M2M | V4L2_BUF_FLAG_LAST;"
     check_cc vc1_v4l2_m2m linux/videodev2.h "int i = V4L2_PIX_FMT_VC1_ANNEX_G;"
     check_cc mpeg1_v4l2_m2m linux/videodev2.h "int i = V4L2_PIX_FMT_MPEG1;"