diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e65e18e029..1b5ee625df 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -680,15 +680,11 @@ fi
 dnl ---------- wxWidgets --------------------------------------------------
 if test "${enable_manager}" = yes ; then
   BOINC_OPTIONS_WXWIDGETS([2.8.0])
-  if test "$enable_release_client" = yes -a "$disable_static_linkage" = no 
-  then
-    BOINC_CHECK_GTK
-  fi
 fi
 
 dnl ---------- GTK+ 2.0 ---------------------------------------------------
 if test "${enable_manager}" = yes ; then
-  AM_PATH_GTK_2_0([2.10.0])
+  AM_PATH_GTK_2_0([2.10.0], [_ac_cv_have_gtk=yes], [_ac_cv_have_gtk=no])
 fi
 
 dnl ---------- Sqlite3 ----------------------------------------------------