diff --git a/acinclude.m4 b/acinclude.m4
index e68fc82f7..55737f68b 100644
--- a/acinclude.m4
+++ b/acinclude.m4
@@ -924,11 +924,11 @@ AC_DEFUN([GB_COMPONENT_PKG_CONFIG],
   if test "$have_$1" = "no"; then
 
     if test "$gb_in_component_search" != "yes"; then
-      touch DISABLED
+      dnl touch DISABLED
       touch DISABLED.$3
     fi
 
-    AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([** NOT FOUND **])
 
     for pkgcmp in $5
     do
@@ -1114,7 +1114,6 @@ AC_DEFUN([GB_COMPONENT],
   else
 
     have_$1=no
-    touch DISABLED
     touch DISABLED.$3
 
     if test "$gb_enable_$1" = "yes" && test "x${GAMBAS_CONFIG_FAILURE}" != "x"; then
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2ad2713ab..fb751f023 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -74,15 +74,16 @@ AC_OUTPUT(Makefile)
 GB_CLEAR_MESSAGES
 
 for gb_dir in gb.*; do
-  if test -e $gb_dir/DISABLED; then
-    for gb_comp in $gb_dir/DISABLED.*; do
+  for gb_comp in $gb_dir/DISABLED.*; do
+    gb_comp=`basename "$gb_comp"`
+    gb_comp=${gb_comp#DISABLED.}
+    if test "$gb_comp" != '*'; then
       if ! test -s $srcdir/warnings.log; then
         GB_MESSAGE([THESE COMPONENTS ARE DISABLED:])
       fi
-      gb_comp=`basename "$gb_comp"`
-      GB_MESSAGE([- ${gb_comp#DISABLED.}])
-    done
-  fi
+      GB_MESSAGE([- $gb_comp])
+    fi
+  done
 done
 
 if ! test -s $srcdir/warnings.log; then