diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0db7b60c..9a2a2b6c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -284,9 +284,11 @@ dnl                   [ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND ]]])
 dnl Test for libassuan and define LIBASSUAN_CFLAGS and LIBASSUAN_LIBS
 AM_PATH_LIBASSUAN( , [
 	AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_ASSUAN, true)
+	ASSUAN_MSG=yes
 	], 
 	[
 	AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_ASSUAN, false)
+	ASSUAN_MSG=no
 	])
 AC_SUBST(ASSUAN_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(ASSUAN_LIBS)