diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 7f81dc55a..3ffe70ebb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1998-11-04  Raja R Harinath  <harinath@cs.umn.edu>
+
+	* configure.in (have_libesd): Actually define the HAVE_LIBESD
+	conditional. 
+
 1998-10-30    <jrb@redhat.com>
 
 	* capplets/screensaver-properties/callbacks.c (launch_miniview):  Thou
@@ -5,7 +10,8 @@
 	(launch_miniview): thou shalt also not check in things before you save
 	the changes... (:
 
-1998-10-28 The Rasterman <raster@redhat.co<
+1998-10-28 The Rasterman <raster@redhat.com>
+	
 	* applets/esd-manager: added this.. going to work on it...
 
 1998-10-26  Raja R Harinath  <harinath@cs.umn.edu>
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 9978531b5..a46f00479 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -167,9 +167,11 @@ then
 fi
 
 dnl esd-manager
-AM_PATH_ESD(,AC_DEFINE(HAVE_LIBESD),
-[AC_MSG_WARN([Warning: no EsounD detected.])])
-	
+have_libesd=no
+AM_PATH_ESD(,have_libesd=yes,
+[AC_MSG_WARN([*** \`esd-manager' will not be built ***])])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBESD, test yes = $have_libesd)
+
 dnl help-browser
 dnl I found `inet_aton' in -lresolv on solaris
 oLIBS="$LIBS"