--- configure.ac~	2009-06-03 08:39:39.000000000 +0200
+++ configure.ac	2009-06-03 08:41:21.000000000 +0200
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
   if test "x$ac_arg_use_ssl" != "xno"; then
     ac_use_ssl=no
     if test "x$ac_arg_use_ssl" != "xopenssl"; then
-      AM_PATH_LIBGNUTLS(0.8.8, ac_use_ssl=gnutls)
+      PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBGNUTLS, [gnutls >= 0.8.8] , ac_use_ssl=gnutls)
       AM_PATH_LIBGCRYPT(, , ac_use_ssl=no)
       AC_CHECK_HEADERS([gcrypt.h], , ac_use_ssl=no)
       if test "x$ac_use_ssl" = "xgnutls"; then