diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 204d4529..34cb1290 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 # (at your option) any later version.
 # Please read the file COPYING, README and AUTHORS for more information.
 #
-# $Id: configure.in,v 1.116 2005/08/30 20:59:30 fw Exp $
+# $Id: configure.in,v 1.117 2005/12/06 22:37:50 alex Exp $
 #
 
 # -- Initialisation --
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ test "$x_identauth_on" = "yes" \
 	&& echo $ECHO_N "yes   $ECHO_C" \
 	|| echo $ECHO_N "no    $ECHO_C"
 echo $ECHO_N "        I/O backend: $ECHO_C"
-	echo "$x_io_backend"
+	echo "\"$x_io_backend()\""
 
 echo