diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 648da9939da..e4647c6a301 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5462,7 +5462,7 @@ AS_ECHO(["  Does Emacs use -lXaw3d?                                 ${HAVE_XAW3D
   Does Emacs use a png library?                           ${HAVE_PNG} $LIBPNG
   Does Emacs use -lrsvg-2?                                ${HAVE_RSVG}
   Does Emacs use cairo?                                   ${HAVE_CAIRO}
-  Does Emacs use imagemagick?                             ${HAVE_IMAGEMAGICK}
+  Does Emacs use imagemagick (version 6)?                 ${HAVE_IMAGEMAGICK}
   Does Emacs support sound?                               ${HAVE_SOUND}
   Does Emacs use -lgpm?                                   ${HAVE_GPM}
   Does Emacs use -ldbus?                                  ${HAVE_DBUS}