diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3dcae0fa9984..1aeaa6184eb6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -10606,11 +10606,12 @@ GTK_LIBS=""
 if test  "$test_gtk" = "yes"; then
 
     if test "$ENABLE_GTK" = "TRUE"; then
-        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK, gtk+-2.0 >= 2.18.0 gdk-pixbuf-2.0 >= 2.2 ,,AC_MSG_ERROR([requirements to build the gtk-plugin not met. Use --disable-gtk or install the missing packages]))
+        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK, gtk+-2.0 >= 2.18.0 ,,AC_MSG_ERROR([requirements to build the gtk-plugin not met (gtk+-2.0 >= 2.18.0). Use --disable-gtk or install the missing packages]))
+        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTK, gdk-pixbuf-2.0 >= 2.2 ,,AC_MSG_ERROR([requirements to build the gtk-plugin not met (gdk-pixbuf-2.0 >= 2.2). Use --disable-gtk or install the missing packages]))
         GTK_CFLAGS=$(printf '%s' "$GTK_CFLAGS" | sed -e "s/-I/${ISYSTEM?}/g")
         FilterLibs "${GTK_LIBS}"
         GTK_LIBS="${filteredlibs}"
-        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTHREAD, gthread-2.0,,AC_MSG_ERROR([requirements to build the gtk-plugin not met. Use --disable-gtk or install the missing packages]))
+        PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GTHREAD, gthread-2.0,,AC_MSG_ERROR([requirements to build the gtk-plugin not met (gthread-2.0). Use --disable-gtk or install the missing packages]))
         BUILD_TYPE="$BUILD_TYPE GTK"
         GTHREAD_CFLAGS=$(printf '%s' "$GTK_CFLAGS" | sed -e "s/-I/${ISYSTEM?}/g")
         FilterLibs "${GTHREAD_LIBS}"