diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 356bbe26f..7f8c5559b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ for t in ${all_targets}; do
     [ -f "${source_path}/${t}.mk" ] && enable_feature ${t}
 done
 
-if ! diff --version >/dev/null; then
+if ! hash diff >/dev/null; then
   die "diff missing: Try installing diffutils via your package manager."
 fi