diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c1091113e1..6d63be98b2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -27093,7 +27093,7 @@ $as_echo "#define HAVE_GMIME 1" >>confdefs.h
 
 if test "x${PBX_GMIME}" = "x0" -a "${PKGCONFIG}" != "No"; then
 	# Later versions of GMime use pkg-config
-	for ver in 2.0 2.2 2.4; do
+	for ver in 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6; do
 		if ! ${PKGCONFIG} --exists gmime-$ver; then
 			continue
 		fi
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d276a6ff0f..92d58c67d3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2070,7 +2070,7 @@ fi
 AST_EXT_TOOL_CHECK([GMIME], [gmime-config], [], [], [#include <gmime/gmime.h>], [gboolean q = g_mime_check_version(0,0,0);])
 if test "x${PBX_GMIME}" = "x0" -a "${PKGCONFIG}" != "No"; then
 	# Later versions of GMime use pkg-config
-	for ver in 2.0 2.2 2.4; do
+	for ver in 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6; do
 		if ! ${PKGCONFIG} --exists gmime-$ver; then
 			continue
 		fi