diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3200b7e1c..eb2dc5266 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -592,7 +592,6 @@ if test -z "$perl_disabled"; then
   # AC_DEFINE(WITH_PERLCONSOLE, 1, [Enable PERL Console support (for debugging purposes)])
 
   if test "$PERL_BIN" != "no"; then
-
     AC_CACHE_CHECK(
       [checking for perl version >= 5.004], [with_perl],
       [if $PERL_BIN -e 'require 5.004'; then with_perl="yes"; else with_perl="no"; fi])
@@ -649,14 +648,14 @@ if test -z "$ruby_disabled"; then
     RUBY_BIN="$WITH_RUBY_BIN"
   fi
 
-  if test "$RUBY_BIN" != "no"; then
-    AC_MSG_CHECKING([checking for ruby version >= 1.8])
-    if $RUBY_BIN -r rbconfig -e 'if Config::CONFIG@<:@"ruby_version"@:>@.to_f >= 1.8  then exit(0) else exit(1) end' ; then
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-      with_ruby=yes
-      with_automation="yes"
-      AC_DEFINE(WITH_RUBY, 1, [Enable RUBY Automation.])
 
+  if test "$RUBY_BIN" != "no"; then
+    AC_CACHE_CHECK(
+      [checking for ruby version >= 1.8], [with_ruby],
+      [if $RUBY_BIN -r rbconfig -e 'if Config::CONFIG@<:@"ruby_version"@:>@.to_f >= 1.8  then exit(0) else exit(1) end'; then
+        with_ruby="yes"; else with_ruby="no"; fi])
+
+    if test "$with_ruby" = "yes"; then
       AC_MSG_CHECKING([checking $RUBY_BIN -r rbconfig archdir, cflags])
       RUBY_CFLAGS=`$RUBY_BIN -r rbconfig -e "printf(\"-I%s %s\", Config::CONFIG@<:@'archdir'@:>@, Config::CONFIG@<:@'CFLAGS'@:>@)"`
       AC_MSG_RESULT([$RUBY_CFLAGS])
@@ -664,14 +663,15 @@ if test -z "$ruby_disabled"; then
       AC_MSG_CHECKING([checking $RUBY_BIN rbconfig libs])
       RUBY_LDFLAGS=`$RUBY_BIN -r rbconfig -e "print Config::CONFIG@<:@'LIBRUBYARG'@:>@"`
       AC_MSG_RESULT([$RUBY_LDFLAGS])
-
-    else
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
-      with_ruby=no
     fi
   fi
 fi
 
+if test "$with_ruby" = "yes"; then
+  with_automation="yes"
+  AC_DEFINE(WITH_RUBY, 1, [Enable RUBY Automation.])
+fi
+
 AC_SUBST(RUBY_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(RUBY_LDFLAGS)
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_AUTO4_RUBY], [test "$with_ruby" != "no"])