diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f0b7396a4e..0d5fc313e9 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2004-12-21  Colin Walters  <walters@redhat.com>
+
+	* configure.in: Correct named detection.
+
 2004-12-21  Colin Walters  <walters@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/NetworkManager.c (nm_data_new): Initialize named.
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 9055774de3..cdfd4c1e22 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DBUS_SYSTEMD_DIR, "$DBUS_SYS_DIR", [Where system.d dir for DB
 AC_ARG_WITH(named, AC_HELP_STRING([--with-named=<path>], [path to the named binary])) 
 if test "x${with_named}" = x; then
    AC_PATH_PROG(with_named, [named], no)
-   if test "x${with_named}" = x; then
+   if test "x${with_named}" = xno; then
      AC_MSG_ERROR([must specify path to named binary with --with-named])
    fi
 fi