diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2cb8c05..c539308 100755
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2451,12 +2451,11 @@
 PANGO_PKG=""
 if test "x$with_pango" = "xyes"; then
     AC_MSG_RESULT([-------------------------------------------------------------])
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PANGO, pangoft2, have_pangoft2=yes, have_pangoft2=no)
+    AC_MSG_CHECKING(for PANGO support )
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PANGO, [pangoft2 >= 1.15.1], have_pangoft2=yes, have_pangoft2=no)
     AC_MSG_RESULT([])
-    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PANGO, pango, have_pango=yes, have_pango=no)
+    PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PANGO, [pango >= 1.15.1], have_pango=yes, have_pango=no)
     AC_MSG_RESULT([])
-    AC_CHECK_HEADER(pango.h,passed=`expr $passed + 1`,failed=`expr $failed + 1`)
-    AC_CHECK_HEADER(pango-features.h,passed=`expr $passed + 1`,failed=`expr $failed + 1`)
 fi
 
 if test "$have_pango" = 'yes'; then