diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 023c96a58..48c805960 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -386,11 +386,26 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_HUNSPELL], [test "$with_old_hunspell" != "no"])
 if test "$with_old_hunspell" = "yes"; then
   AC_DEFINE(WITH_OLD_HUNSPELL, 1, [Enable Older Hunspell support.])
   HUNSPELL_CFLAGS="$HUNSPELL_CFLAGS -DWITH_OLD_HUNSPELL"
-  with_hunspell="yes (old hunspell)"
+  with_hunspell="yes"
+  with_hunspell_version="(old hunspell)"
 else
   with_hunspell="no"
 fi
 
+AC_AGI_COMPILE([Hunspell], [hunspell], [$HUNSPELL_CFLAGS], [$HUNSPELL_LIBS],[
+#include <hunspell.hxx>
+int main(void) {
+  Hunspell *hunspell;
+  hunspell = new Hunspell(NULL,NULL);
+  if (!hunspell) return 1;
+  return 0;
+])
+
+if test "$agi_with_hunspell" = "no"; then
+  AC_MSG_WARN([Hunspell detected, but it doesn't work..])
+fi
+
+
 
 ######################
 ## universalchardetect
@@ -760,6 +775,6 @@ Subtitle Providers:
   libass (external):     $with_libass $libass_disabled
   libass (internal)      $with_internal_libass (requires iconv, fontconfig) $libass_internal_disabled
 Misc Packages:
-  hunspell:              $with_hunspell $hunspell_disabled
+  hunspell:              $with_hunspell $with_hunspell_version $hunspell_disabled
   universalchardet:      $with_univchardet $univchardet_disabled
 ]);