diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6556275..bf6a548 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "darwin"* ]]; then
 fi
 
 # Use pkg-config if available
-PKGCONFIG=$(command -v pkg-config)
-if [ "$PKGCONFIG" ]; then
+if [ $(command -v pkg-config) ]; then
   PKGCONFIG_CFLAGS=$(pkg-config --cflags --silence-errors ${PKG_CONFIG_NAME})
   PKGCONFIG_LIBS=$(pkg-config --libs ${PKG_CONFIG_NAME})
 fi