--- configure.ac	(Asterisk 16.0)
+++ configure.ac	(working copy)
@@ -627,2 +627,4 @@
 
+PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG()
+
 # Find required NetBSD Editline library (libedit).
@@ -665,2 +667,3 @@
 if test "$JANSSON_BUNDLED" = "no" ; then
+	AST_PKG_CONFIG_CHECK([JANSSON], [jansson >= 2.11])
 	# json_sprintf is available in 2.11+
@@ -1494,5 +1497,2 @@
 
-# PKGCONFIG is used in later tests
-PKG_PROG_PKG_CONFIG()
-