diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7150c5a8b..4417512f0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -289,14 +289,16 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(libpcap,
 [  --with-libpcap[=DIR]    Look for pcap in DIR/include and DIR/libs],
 [  case "$with_libpcap" in
   yes)
+    AC_MSG_WARN([YOU SAID YES...YOU SAID YES])
     AC_CHECK_HEADER(pcap.h,[
       AC_CHECK_LIB(pcap, pcap_datalink,
       [have_libpcap=yes ])])
     ;;
   no)
-    echo "YOU SAID NO...YOU SAID NO"
+    AC_MSG_WARN([YOU SAID NO...YOU SAID NO])
    ;;
   *)
+    AC_MSG_WARN([YOU SAID OTHER...YOU SAID OTHER])
     _cppflags=$CXXFLAGS
     _ldflags=$LDFLAGS