diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index acf4cfd..11ed653 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([DBUS_SHARP_10], [dbus-sharp-1.0])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([DBUS_SHARP_GLIB_10], [dbus-sharp-glib-1.0])
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES([GLIB_SHARP_20], [glib-sharp-2.0])

-PKG_CHECK_MODULES([ZEITGEIST_DAEMON], [zeitgeist-daemon >= 0.7.1])
+AC_CHECK_PROG([ZEITGEIST_DAEMON], [zeitgeist-daemon], yes, no)

 AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 Zeitgeist/zeitgeist-sharp.pc