diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fabf73b1b..8be9e1655 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -423,9 +423,9 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 if(HAVE_LIBHIDAPI)
-    message(STATUS "DO HAVE    libhidapi")
+  buildinfo_item("libhidapi" "DO HAVE")
 else()
-    message(STATUS "DON'T HAVE libhidapi")
+  buildinfo_item("libhidapi" "DON'T HAVE")
 endif()
 
 if(HAVE_LIBFTDI)
diff --git a/src/configure.ac b/src/configure.ac
index 32ed39bfb..e45af4005 100644
--- a/src/configure.ac
+++ b/src/configure.ac
@@ -321,6 +321,12 @@ if test "x$have_libhidapi" = xyes; then
 fi
 AC_SUBST([LIBHIDAPI])
 
+AS_VAR_IF([have_libhidapi], [yes], [dnl
+  BUILDINFO_ITEM([libhidapi], [DO HAVE])
+], [dnl
+  BUILDINFO_ITEM([libhidapi], [DON'THAVE])
+])
+
 AH_TEMPLATE([HAVE_LIBSERIALPORT],
             [Define if libserialport is found])
 AC_CHECK_LIB([serialport], [sp_open],
@@ -778,12 +784,6 @@ else
    echo "DON'T HAVE libhid"
 fi
 
-if test "x$have_libhidapi" = xyes; then
-   echo "DO HAVE    libhidapi"
-else
-   echo "DON'T HAVE libhidapi"
-fi
-
 if test "x$have_libreadline" = xyes; then
    echo "DO HAVE    libreadline"
 else