diff --git a/legacy/ecore/configure.ac b/legacy/ecore/configure.ac
index 222ce39d50..02c4d73738 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/ecore/configure.ac
@@ -820,14 +820,15 @@ if test "x${have_ecore_con}" = "xyes" ; then
 
    ECORE_CHECK_CARES([${want_cares}],
       [
-	have_cares="yes"
-	requirements_ecore_con="libcares ${requirements_ecore_con}"
-      ], [
-      	have_cares="no"
-      ])
+       have_cares="yes"
+       requirements_ecore_con="libcares ${requirements_ecore_con}"
+      ],
+      [have_cares="no"])
 
 fi
 
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_CARES], [test "x${have_cares}" = "xyes"])
+
 # ecore_ipc
 ECORE_CHECK_MODULE([Ipc], [${want_ecore_ipc}], [${have_ecore_con}],
    [requirements_ecore_ipc="ecore-con ${requirements_ecore_ipc}"])
diff --git a/legacy/ecore/m4/ecore_check_options.m4 b/legacy/ecore/m4/ecore_check_options.m4
index e11ca43b73..c6db0bfd31 100644
--- a/legacy/ecore/m4/ecore_check_options.m4
+++ b/legacy/ecore/m4/ecore_check_options.m4
@@ -276,11 +276,8 @@ fi
 dnl use: ECORE_CHECK_CARES(default-enabled[, ACTION-IF-FOUND[, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND]])
 AC_DEFUN([ECORE_CHECK_CARES],
 [
-_cares_requirement=""
 _ecore_want_cares=$1
 _ecore_have_cares="no"
-CARES_LIBS=""
-CARES_CFLAGS=""
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(cares,
   [AC_HELP_STRING([--disable-cares], [disable cares support])],
@@ -294,19 +291,13 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(cares,
 
 if test "x${_ecore_want_cares}" = "xyes" -o "x${_ecore_want_cares}" = "xauto" ; then
    PKG_CHECK_MODULES([CARES], [libcares >= 1.6.1],
-     [
-      AC_DEFINE(HAVE_CARES, 1, [Build Ecore_Con_Info with c-ares support])
-      _ecore_have_cares="yes"
-      _cares_requirement="libcares"
-     ], [
-      _ecore_have_cares="no"
-     ])
+     [_ecore_have_cares="yes"],
+     [_ecore_have_cares="no"])
 fi
 
-AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CARES, test "x$_ecore_have_cares" = "xyes")
-
-AC_SUBST(CARES_LIBS)
-AC_SUBST(CARES_CFLAGS)
+if test "x${_ecore_have_cares}" = "xyes" ; then
+   AC_DEFINE([HAVE_CARES], [1], [Build Ecore_Con_Info with c-ares support])
+fi
 
 if test "x$_ecore_have_cares" = "xyes" ; then
    m4_default([$2], [:])