diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 88d52f8c4..854ad9c93 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1322,5 +1322,3 @@ Fri Feb 13 19:43:41 1998  Werner Koch  (wk@isil.d.shuttle.de)
  This file is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
  WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law; without even the
  implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
-
-
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8d4dbc18a..1a0aad55c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -851,6 +851,7 @@ if test "$withval" != no ; then
    AC_CHECK_HEADER(bzlib.h,
       AC_CHECK_LIB(bz2,BZ2_bzCompressInit,
 	[
+	have_bz2=yes
 	ZLIBS="$ZLIBS -lbz2"
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BZIP2,1,
 		[Defined if the bz2 compression library is available])