diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ae3c1d8e96..5fb07f8cee 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3648,7 +3648,7 @@ fi #if darwin
 
 echocheck "pkg-config"
 _pkg_config=pkg-config
-if `$_pkg_config --version 2> /dev/null`; then
+if `$_pkg_config --version > /dev/null 2>&1`; then
   echores "yes"
 else
   _pkg_config=false