diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3177012e2..1c4d5fd1f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1126,11 +1126,12 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(blkid_wiping,
 #       so lvresize can check detected flag here
 #
 DEFAULT_USE_BLKID_WIPING=0
+PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([blkid >= 2.24], [HAVE_BLKID="yes"], [HAVE_BLKID="no"])
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([BLKID], [blkid >= 2.24], [
-	HAVE_BLKID=1
+AS_IF([test "$HAVE_BLKID" = "yes"], [
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES([BLKID], [blkid >= 2.24], [
 
-	AC_CACHE_CHECK([for blkdid.h defines BLKID_SUBLKS_FSINFO.],
+	AC_CACHE_CHECK([for blkid.h defines BLKID_SUBLKS_FSINFO.],
 		[ac_cv_have_blkid_sublks_fsinfo],
 		[AC_COMPILE_IFELSE([AC_LANG_PROGRAM([#include <blkid/blkid.h>
 #ifndef BLKID_SUBLKS_FSINFO
@@ -1138,14 +1139,15 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([BLKID], [blkid >= 2.24], [
 #endif])],
 		[ac_cv_have_blkid_sublks_fsinfo="yes"], [ac_cv_have_blkid_sublks_fsinfo="no"])])
 
-		AC_IF_YES(ac_cv_have_blkid_sublks_fsinfo,
-			  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLKID_SUBLKS_FSINFO, 1,
-				    [Define if blkid.h has BLKID_SUBLKS_FSINFO]))
+	AC_IF_YES(ac_cv_have_blkid_sublks_fsinfo,
+		  AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BLKID_SUBLKS_FSINFO, 1,
+			    [Define if blkid.h has BLKID_SUBLKS_FSINFO]))
+	])
 ])
 
 AS_IF([test "$BLKID_WIPING" != "no"], [
-	AS_IF([test "$HAVE_BLKID" = 1], [
-		BLKID_WIPING=yes
+	AS_IF([test "$HAVE_BLKID" = "yes"], [
+		BLKID_WIPING="yes"
 		BLKID_PC="blkid"
 		DEFAULT_USE_BLKID_WIPING=1
 		AC_DEFINE([BLKID_WIPING_SUPPORT], 1, [Define to 1 to use libblkid detection of signatures when wiping.])