diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f69cd925..095a476e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -182,20 +182,18 @@ if [ ${have_xapian} = "0" ]; then
     errors=$((errors + 1))
 fi
 
-printf "Checking for GMime 2.4 development files... "
-if pkg-config --modversion gmime-2.4 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    printf "Yes.\n"
-    have_gmime=1
-    gmime_cflags=$(pkg-config --cflags gmime-2.4)
-    gmime_ldflags=$(pkg-config --libs gmime-2.4)
-elif pkg-config --modversion gmime-2.6 > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-    printf "Yes.\n"
-    have_gmime=1
-    gmime_cflags=$(pkg-config --cflags gmime-2.6)
-    gmime_ldflags=$(pkg-config --libs gmime-2.6)
-else
+printf "Checking for GMime development files... "
+have_gmime=0
+for gmimepc in gmime-2.6 gmime-2.4; do
+    if pkg-config --modversion $gmimepc > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+	printf "Yes ($gmimepc).\n"
+	have_gmime=1
+	gmime_cflags=$(pkg-config --cflags $gmimepc)
+	gmime_ldflags=$(pkg-config --libs $gmimepc)
+    fi
+done
+if [ "$have_gmime" = "0" ]; then
     printf "No.\n"
-    have_gmime=0
     errors=$((errors + 1))
 fi