diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4904a39..32fbb4b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@
   AS_IF([test "x$have_cairo_egl" = "xyes"],
         [AC_DEFINE([HAVE_CAIRO_EGL], [1], [Have cairo-egl])],
         [AC_MSG_WARN([clients will use cairo image, cairo-egl not used because $CAIRO_EGL_PKG_ERRORS])])
+  PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PANGO, [pangocairo], [have_pango=yes], [have_pango=no])
 fi
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(weston-launch, [  --enable-weston-launch],, enable_weston_launch=yes)
@@ -244,6 +245,8 @@
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_POPPLER, test "x$have_poppler" = "xyes")
 
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_PANGO, test "x$have_pango" = "xyes")
+
 AM_CONDITIONAL(BUILD_FULL_GL_CLIENTS,
 	       test x$cairo_modules = "xcairo-gl" -a "x$have_cairo_egl" = "xyes" -a "x$enable_egl" = "xyes")