diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ac11e6572..da08a2a4e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2167,8 +2167,9 @@ if test "x$GLAMOR" = xyes; then
 		fi
 	fi
 
-	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBDRM, "libdrm >= 2.4.74",
-			[AC_DEFINE(GLAMOR_HAS_DRM_NAME_FROM_FD_2, 1, [Have GLAMOR_HAS_DRM_NAME_FROM_FD_2])], [])
+	PKG_CHECK_EXISTS(libdrm >= 2.4.74,
+			 [AC_DEFINE(GLAMOR_HAS_DRM_NAME_FROM_FD_2, 1, [Have GLAMOR_HAS_DRM_NAME_FROM_FD_2])],
+			 [])
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL([GLAMOR_EGL], [test "x$GBM" = xyes])