diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8bcbb32a..b8ccdceb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -428,6 +428,10 @@ AC_DEFINE_DIR(XERRORDB, XERRORDB, [Location of error message database])
 
 XORG_CHECK_MALLOC_ZERO
 
+# Support AM_SILENT_RULES if automake-1.11 or later is used
+m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[HAVE_AM_SILENT_RULES=yes])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_AM_SILENT_RULES, test x$HAVE_AM_SILENT_RULES != x)
+
 AC_OUTPUT([Makefile
            include/Makefile
 	   man/Makefile
@@ -516,10 +520,6 @@ if test -z "$man_pages_suffix"; then
     man_pages_suffix=none
 fi
 
-# Support AM_SILENT_RULES if automake-1.11 or later is used
-m4_ifdef([AM_SILENT_RULES],[HAVE_AM_SILENT_RULES=yes])
-AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_AM_SILENT_RULES, test x$HAVE_AM_SILENT_RULES != x)
-
 echo ""
 echo "X11 will be built with the following settings:"
 echo " Loadable i18n module support:            "$XLIB_LOADABLE_I18N