diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 4c1881d0a5..097b0d668a 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-07-12  Stefan Kost  <ensonic@users.sf.net>
+
+	* configure.ac:
+	  Use pkg-config to locate check.
+
 2007-07-12  Tim-Philipp Müller  <tim at centricular dot net>
 
 	* configure.ac:
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 338e2b3242..1546302d2e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -263,8 +263,10 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_GST_CHECK($GST_MAJORMINOR, [$GST_REQ], no)
 
 dnl FIXME: get rid of this by making sure gstreamer-check brings it in
 dnl check for "check", unit testing library/header
-AM_PATH_CHECK(0.9.2, HAVE_CHECK=yes, HAVE_CHECK=no)
-AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CHECK, test "x$HAVE_CHECK" = "xyes")
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CHECK, check >= 0.9.2,
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CHECK, true),
+  AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CHECK, false)
+)
 
 dnl Check for documentation xrefs
 GLIB_PREFIX="`$PKG_CONFIG --variable=prefix glib-2.0`"