diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2ad31d298..cae05ece4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -380,7 +380,8 @@ AC_SUBST(BATTERY_LDFLAGS)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_TEMPERATURE, false)
 define([CHECK_MODULE_TEMPERATURE],
 [
-        AC_E_CHECK_PKG(TEMPERATURE, [ecore ecore-txt ecore-file eina-0], [], [TEMPERATURE=false])
+        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ECORE_TXT, [ecore-txt], [], [TEMPERATURE=false])
+        AC_E_CHECK_PKG(TEMPERATURE, [ecore ecore-file eina-0], [], [TEMPERATURE=false])
 ])
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_EXCHANGE, false)