diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6409996..f66c359 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -605,21 +605,17 @@ if test ! "x$enable_wlterm" = "xno" ; then
                 wlterm_avail=no
         elif test "x$eloop_avail" = "xno" ; then
                 wlterm_avail=no
+        elif test ! "x$have_wayland" = "xyes" ; then
+                wlterm_avail=no
         else
                 wlterm_avail=yes
         fi
 
         if test "x$enable_wlterm" = "xyes" ; then
                 if test "x$wlterm_avail" = "xno" ; then
-                        AC_ERROR([eloop or TSM cannot be built for wlterm])
+                        AC_ERROR([wayland, eloop or TSM cannot be built for wlterm])
                 fi
         fi
-
-        if test "x$have_wayland" = "xyes" ; then
-                wlterm_avail=yes
-        elif test "x$enable_wlterm" = "xyes" ; then
-                AC_ERROR([wayland libraries not found for wlterm])
-        fi
 fi
 
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