diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0753f28e48..7b85fa8b1a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2483,8 +2483,8 @@ check_func XFixesGetCursorImage -lX11 -lXext -lXfixes
 
 check_cpp_condition \
     vdpau/vdpau.h "defined VDP_DECODER_PROFILE_MPEG4_PART2_ASP" ||
-    ( echolog "Please upgrade to libvdpau >= 0.2 if you would like vdpau support." &&
-      disable vdpau )
+    { echolog "Please upgrade to libvdpau >= 0.2 if you would like vdpau support." &&
+      disable vdpau; }
 
 enabled debug && add_cflags -g"$debuglevel" && add_asflags -g"$debuglevel"