diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e47a3f1..f529e69 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES], [AM_SILENT_RULES([yes])])
 
 AC_C_BIGENDIAN
 
-AC_PATH_PROG(PKG_CONFIG, pkg-config, no)
-if test "x$PKG_CONFIG" = "xno"; then
-	AC_MSG_ERROR([You need to install pkg-config])
-fi
+PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG
+
 GLIB_REQUIRED_VERSION="2.2.3"
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(BASE_DEPENDENCIES, glib-2.0 >= $GLIB_REQUIRED_VERSION)