diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2ef04987564cbf2c84328a538a4389321cbfc4f1..5deab4a27e9d23c40dd2846460150d1e36c9467e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1728,8 +1728,8 @@ enabled libschroedinger && add_cflags $(pkg-config --cflags schroedinger-1.0) &&
 enabled libtheora  && require  libtheora theora/theora.h theora_info_init -ltheora -logg
 enabled libvorbis  && require  libvorbis vorbis/vorbisenc.h vorbis_info_init -lvorbisenc -lvorbis -logg
 enabled libx264    && require  x264 x264.h x264_encoder_open -lx264 -lm &&
-                      check_cpp_condition x264.h "X264_BUILD >= 65" ||
-                      die "ERROR: libx264 version must be >= 0.65."
+                      { check_cpp_condition x264.h "X264_BUILD >= 65" ||
+                        die "ERROR: libx264 version must be >= 0.65."; }
 enabled libxvid    && require  Xvid xvid.h xvid_global -lxvidcore
 enabled mlib       && require  mediaLib mlib_types.h mlib_VectorSub_S16_U8_Mod -lmlib