diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 15f11fe09..7715d3584 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2009-01-31  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
+
+	* configure.in: really make libcanberra-gtk optional
+
 2009-01-31  Jens Granseuer  <jensgr@gmx.net>
 
 	* configure.in: modify test statement for better portability
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d1fc6b11f..cd571d4be 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(LIBCANBERRA_GTK, libcanberra-gtk, [
   CANBERRA_GTK=1
   AC_SUBST(LIBCANBERRA_GTK_CFLAGS)
   AC_SUBST(LIBCANBERRA_GTK_LIBS)
-  ], [])
+  ], [:])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_LIBCANBERRA_GTK, test "x$CANBERRA_GTK" = "x1")
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_TYPING_BREAK, test "x$TYPING_BREAK" = xtyping-break)