diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 835a0965..3124960b 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -2214,7 +2214,7 @@ if test X$QTDIR != X ; then
    PATH=$QTDIR/bin:$PATH
    export PATH
 fi
-echo $PATH
+
 # Extract the first word of "qmake", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy qmake; ac_word=$2
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for $ac_word" >&5
@@ -2263,16 +2263,8 @@ it and/or set the QTDIR environment variable?" >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
 fi
 
-test -d tmp || mkdir tmp || exit 1
-cd tmp
-cat > bogus.pro <<EOF
-TEMPLATE        = app
-LANGUAGE        = C++
-CONFIG  += qt warn_on thread release debug
-SOURCES += bogus.cpp
-EOF
-echo " " > bogus.cpp
-${QMAKE} bogus.pro
+cd qtgui
+${QMAKE} recoll.pro
 if test $? != 0 ; then
    { { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: Cannot use qmake to generate a Makefile. Maybe you need to
 check the QTDIR and QMAKESPEC environment variables?" >&5
@@ -2291,7 +2283,6 @@ installation. If there is no default mkspecs, you should also set QMAKESPEC" >&2
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }
    fi
 fi
-rm -f bogus.pro bogus.cpp Makefile
 cd ..
 
 
diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
index 83940b3b..524fd61a 100644
--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -85,23 +85,15 @@ if test X$QTDIR != X ; then
    PATH=$QTDIR/bin:$PATH
    export PATH
 fi
-echo $PATH
+
 AC_PATH_PROG([QMAKE], [qmake], NOTFOUND)
 if test X$QMAKE = XNOTFOUND ; then 
    AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find the qmake program. Maybe you need to install
 it and/or set the QTDIR environment variable?])
 fi
 
-test -d tmp || mkdir tmp || exit 1
-cd tmp
-cat > bogus.pro <<EOF
-TEMPLATE        = app
-LANGUAGE        = C++
-CONFIG  += qt warn_on thread release debug
-SOURCES += bogus.cpp
-EOF
-echo " " > bogus.cpp
-${QMAKE} bogus.pro
+cd qtgui
+${QMAKE} recoll.pro
 if test $? != 0 ; then
    AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot use qmake to generate a Makefile. Maybe you need to
 check the QTDIR and QMAKESPEC environment variables?])
@@ -114,7 +106,6 @@ if test X$QTDIR = X ; then
 installation. If there is no default mkspecs, you should also set QMAKESPEC])
    fi
 fi
-rm -f bogus.pro bogus.cpp Makefile
 cd ..
 
 AC_SUBST(LIBXAPIAN)