diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e6fa6acdde..f2f4c66885 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
 # PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #
-# $Id: configure,v 1.443 2008/10/29 10:09:21 fdupont Exp $
+# $Id: configure,v 1.442 2008/10/21 02:43:08 marka Exp $
 #
 # Portions Copyright (C) 1996-2001  Nominum, Inc.
 #
@@ -8672,7 +8672,7 @@ case "$use_libxml2" in
 		;;
 	auto|yes)
 		case X`(xml2-config --version) 2>/dev/null` in
-		X2.[67].*)
+		X2.6.*)
 			libxml2_libs=`xml2-config --libs`
 			libxml2_cflags=`xml2-config --cflags`
 			;;
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 2a1163a4aa..70fe29a050 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ AC_DIVERT_PUSH(1)dnl
 esyscmd([sed "s/^/# /" COPYRIGHT])dnl
 AC_DIVERT_POP()dnl
 
-AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.457 $)
+AC_REVISION($Revision: 1.456 $)
 
 AC_INIT(lib/dns/name.c)
 AC_PREREQ(2.59)
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ case "$use_libxml2" in
 		;;
 	auto|yes)
 		case X`(xml2-config --version) 2>/dev/null` in
-		X2.[[67]].*)
+		X2.6.*)
 			libxml2_libs=`xml2-config --libs`
 			libxml2_cflags=`xml2-config --cflags`
 			;;