diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ad7bea04d..b2f46831f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -16773,12 +16773,12 @@ done
 if test "$enable_nls" = "yes"; then
     # List of translations
     LINGUAS=
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for gettext" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for gettext... " >&6; }
     if test "${sudo_cv_gettext+set}" = set; then :
   $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
 else
 
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for gettext" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for gettext... " >&6; }
     cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
 /* end confdefs.h.  */
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b6ea098f3..a0bd88d32 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2195,8 +2195,8 @@ AC_CHECK_FUNCS(getprogname, , [
 if test "$enable_nls" = "yes"; then
     # List of translations
     LINGUAS=
-    AC_CACHE_VAL(sudo_cv_gettext, [
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([for gettext])
+    AC_CACHE_VAL(sudo_cv_gettext, [
     AC_LINK_IFELSE(
 	[
 	    AC_LANG_PROGRAM([[#include <libintl.h>]], [(void)gettext((char *)0);])