diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 46c73ef1..a0278665 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -160,16 +160,14 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE([external_ell], AC_HELP_STRING([--enable-external-ell],
 					[enable_external_ell=${enableval}])
 if (test "${enable_external_ell}" = "yes"); then
 	if (test "${enable_daemon}" != "no" ||
+			test "${enable_client}" != "no" ||
 			test "${enable_monitor}" != "no" ||
 			test "${enable_wired}" = "yes" ||
 			test "${enable_hwsim}" = "yes"); then
 		ell_min_version="0.12"
-	else if (test "${enable_client}" != "no"); then
-		ell_min_version="0.8"
 	else
 		ell_min_version="0.5"
 	fi
-	fi
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(ELL, ell >= ${ell_min_version}, dummy=yes,
 		AC_MSG_ERROR(Embedded Linux library >= 0.12 is required))
 	AC_SUBST(ELL_CFLAGS)