diff --git a/scripts/phpize.in b/scripts/phpize.in
index c62a32af2e5..1394c654762 100644
--- a/scripts/phpize.in
+++ b/scripts/phpize.in
@@ -102,19 +102,18 @@ phpize_check_autotools()
   test -z "$PHP_AUTOCONF" && PHP_AUTOCONF=autoconf
   test -z "$PHP_AUTOHEADER" && PHP_AUTOHEADER=autoheader
   
-  if ! test -x "`$php_shtool path $PHP_AUTOCONF`"; then
+  if ! text -x $PHP_AUTOCONF && ! test -x "`$php_shtool path $PHP_AUTOCONF`"; then
     cat <<EOF
 Cannot find autoconf. Please check your autoconf installation and the
-\$PHP_AUTOCONF environment variable is set correctly and then rerun this script.
+\$PHP_AUTOCONF environment variable. Then, rerun this script.
 
 EOF
     exit 1
   fi
-  if ! test -x "`$php_shtool path $PHP_AUTOHEADER`"; then
+  if ! test -x $PHP_AUTOHEADER && ! test -x "`$php_shtool path $PHP_AUTOHEADER`"; then
     cat <<EOF
 Cannot find autoheader. Please check your autoconf installation and the
-\$PHP_AUTOHEADER environment variable is set correctly and then rerun this
-script.
+\$PHP_AUTOHEADER environment variable. Then, rerun this script.
 
 EOF
     exit 1