diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8ae07430..42e8197b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH([terminal],
 if test "x$with_terminal" != "xno"
 then
     have_terminal=yes
-    if test "x${have_pango}" = "xno"
+    if test "x${have_pango}" != "xyes"
     then
         have_terminal=no
     fi