diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 850efc0f16ef1e1c74a6ea5145edcd963f726cca..254b801fd5da3e29616c8d417a6b61523d13aeb6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1828,7 +1828,7 @@ if test "$check_utests" != "no" ; then
 #include <check.h>
 int main(void) { suite_create("qemu test"); return 0; }
 EOF
-  check_libs=`$pkg_config --libs check`
+  check_libs=`$pkg_config --libs check 2>/dev/null`
   if compile_prog "" $check_libs ; then
     check_utests=yes
     libs_tools="$check_libs $libs_tools"