diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 04edc7138..0a1aa516e 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-08-14  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* configure.ac: Error if no $BUILD_CC could be found.
+	Reported by: DevHC.
+
 2013-08-14  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* grub-core/kern/i386/coreboot/init.c: Fix compilation on
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4fe20a3e9..eb9c9fd3d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ fi
 # Check for host and build compilers.
 #
 HOST_CC=$CC
-AC_CHECK_PROGS(BUILD_CC, [gcc egcs cc],
-                 [AC_MSG_ERROR([none of gcc, egcs and cc is found. set BUILD_CC manually.])])
+AC_CHECK_PROGS(BUILD_CC, [gcc egcs cc])
+test -z "$BUILD_CC" && AC_MSG_ERROR([none of gcc, egcs and cc is found. set BUILD_CC manually.])
 
 # For gnulib.
 gl_INIT