1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 414317af00..9ab3ab4eb0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1340,8 +1340,8 @@ fi
 # pkg-config probe
 
 if ! has $pkg_config; then
-  echo warning: proceeding without "$pkg_config" >&2
-  pkg_config=/bin/false
+  echo "Error: pkg-config binary '$pkg_config' not found"
+  exit 1
 fi
 
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