diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c632ce55f1..32c3544fb3 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2840,7 +2840,7 @@ for thread in $THREADS_LIST; do
 done
 
 check_lib math.h sin -lm
-disabled vaapi || check_lib va/va.h vaInitialize -lva
+enabled vaapi && require vaapi va/va.h vaInitialize -lva
 
 check_mathfunc exp2
 check_mathfunc exp2f