diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f9707cdc70b1417347dd61048ead3287b7ca40ab..535aa24628274ccb3e7306d7840fb2b3962f5434 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -795,6 +795,16 @@ for drv in $audio_drv_list; do
         "pa_simple *s = NULL; pa_simple_free(s); return 0;"
     ;;
 
+    *)
+    echo "$audio_possible_drivers" | grep -q "$drv" || {
+        echo
+        echo "Error: Unknown driver '$drv' selected"
+        echo "Possible drivers are: $audio_possible_drivers"
+        echo
+        exit 1
+    }
+    ;;
+
     esac
 done