diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a406379b39..d2e7e19519 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -313,6 +313,21 @@ AC_SUBST(G_WRAP_LIB_DIR)
 
 AS_SCRUB_INCLUDE(CFLAGS)
 
+AC_MSG_CHECKING([for (g-wrap) guile module])
+if LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$G_WRAP_LIB_DIR:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH \
+  GUILE_LOAD_PATH=$G_WRAP_MODULE_DIR \
+        ${GUILE} -c "(use-modules (g-wrap))" > /dev/null 2>&1
+then
+  AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+else
+  AC_MSG_ERROR([
+
+   Cannot find the (g-wrap) guile module.
+   Are you sure you have g-wrap installed?
+
+])
+fi
+
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for (g-wrap gw-standard) guile module])
 if LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$G_WRAP_LIB_DIR:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH \
   GUILE_LOAD_PATH=$G_WRAP_MODULE_DIR \