diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ba09eae66..b9218b587 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ MUTTER_PC_MODULES="
    cairo >= 1.10.0
    gsettings-desktop-schemas >= 3.7.3
    $CLUTTER_PACKAGE >= 1.19.5
-   clutter-egl-1.0
    cogl-1.0 >= 1.17.1
    gbm >= 10.3
    upower-glib >= 0.99.0
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ AC_SUBST(XWAYLAND_PATH)
 
 PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MUTTER, $MUTTER_PC_MODULES)
 
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MUTTER_NATIVE_BACKEND, [libdrm libsystemd libinput], [have_native_backend=yes], [have_native_backend=no])
+PKG_CHECK_MODULES(MUTTER_NATIVE_BACKEND, [clutter-egl-1.0 libdrm libsystemd libinput], [have_native_backend=yes], [have_native_backend=no])
 if test $have_native_backend = yes; then
    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_NATIVE_BACKEND],[1],[Define if you want to enable the native (KMS) backend based on systemd])
 fi