diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 37b3130d32..b886de4e27 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -11865,6 +11865,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking python module 'argparse'... " >&6; }
 				if ${PYTHON:-false} -c "$testargparse"; then
 					{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: found" >&5
 $as_echo "found" >&6; }
+					break
                                 else
                                         { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: not found" >&5
 $as_echo "not found" >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 71481810d4..2799501fc8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ case "$use_python" in
 				AC_MSG_CHECKING([python module 'argparse'])
 				if ${PYTHON:-false} -c "$testargparse"; then
 					AC_MSG_RESULT([found])
+					break
                                 else
                                         AC_MSG_RESULT([not found])
                                         unset ac_cv_path_PYTHON