diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8df03fbddb0..41b3b77f1c9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -21667,6 +21667,15 @@ then
   echo "*** enable Wine to use TrueType fonts."
 fi
 
+if test -z "$ALSALIBS" -a -z "$ARTSC_LIBS" -a -z "$AUDIOIOLIBS" -a \
+        -z "$ac_cv_lib_soname_jack" -a -z "$NASLIBS" -a \
+        "$ac_cv_c_opensoundsystem" = "no"
+then
+    echo "*** No sound system was found. Windows applications will be silent."
+    echo "*** The currently supported sound systems are:"
+    echo "*** ALSA, ARTS, AudioIO, Jack, NAS and OSS"
+fi
+
 echo
 echo "Configure finished.  Do '${ac_make} depend && ${ac_make}' to compile Wine."
 echo
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 600393cfb64..84c42fba008 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1787,6 +1787,15 @@ then
   echo "*** enable Wine to use TrueType fonts."
 fi
 
+if test -z "$ALSALIBS" -a -z "$ARTSC_LIBS" -a -z "$AUDIOIOLIBS" -a \
+        -z "$ac_cv_lib_soname_jack" -a -z "$NASLIBS" -a \
+        "$ac_cv_c_opensoundsystem" = "no"
+then
+    echo "*** No sound system was found. Windows applications will be silent."
+    echo "*** The currently supported sound systems are:"
+    echo "*** ALSA, ARTS, AudioIO, Jack, NAS and OSS"
+fi
+
 echo
 echo "Configure finished.  Do '${ac_make} depend && ${ac_make}' to compile Wine."
 echo