diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 91895d2a..aa826c6c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -265,10 +265,10 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBDL)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(dl, dlopen, [LIBDL="$LIBDL -ldl" ac_cv_func_dlopen_ldl=yes], ac_cv_func_dlopen_ldl=no)
 
 AC_SUBST(LIBREADLINE)
-# libreadline will also need libtermcap on some OSes
 saved_LIBS="$LIBS"
+# libreadline will also need libtermcap on some OSes
 for add in "" "-ltermcap"; do
-	if test "X$add" != "X"; then
+	if test "x$add" != x; then
 		AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether -lreadline requires $add])
 	fi
 	LIBS="$saved_LIBS $add"
@@ -277,9 +277,17 @@ for add in "" "-ltermcap"; do
 		LIBREADLINE="-lreadline $add"
 		ac_cv_func_readline_lreadline=yes
 	], ac_cv_func_readline_lreadline=no)
-	test "$ac_cv_func_readline_lreadline" = yes && break
+	if test "x$ac_cv_func_readline_lreadline" = xyes; then
+		if test "x$add" != x; then
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+		fi
+		break;
+	else
+		if test "x$add" != x; then
+			AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+		fi
+	fi
 done
-
 LIBS="$LIBS $LIBREADLINE"
 AC_CHECK_FUNCS(readline)
 LIBS="$saved_LIBS"