diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 74312477..808f88ea 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -65,13 +65,8 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug,[  --enable-debug          Enable debug mode],[
 AH_TEMPLATE(C_SSHOT,[Define to 1 to enable screenshots, requires libpng])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(shots,[  --enable-shots          Enable screenshot support],[
   AC_CHECK_HEADER(png.h,have_png_h=yes,)
-  AC_CHECK_LIB(png, png_check_sig, have_png_lib=yes, ,)
-  AC_CHECK_LIB(png, png_check_sig, have_png_lib_z=yes, , -lz)
-
+  AC_CHECK_LIB(png, png_check_sig, have_png_lib=yes, ,-lz)
   if test x$have_png_lib = xyes -a x$have_png_h = xyes ; then
-    LIBS="$LIBS -lpng"
-    AC_DEFINE(C_SSHOT,1)
-  else if test x$have_png_lib_z = xyes -a x$have_png_h = xyes ; then
     LIBS="$LIBS -lpng -lz"
     AC_DEFINE(C_SSHOT,1)
    else