diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ec51ee86dd..3a47fbfa03 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -32756,7 +32756,7 @@ fi
     fi
 fi
 
-for ver in 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 3.0; do
+for ver in 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0; do
 
    if test "x${PBX_GMIME}" != "x1" -a "${USE_GMIME}" != "no"; then
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2cfb9f0171..116c78d9db 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2701,7 +2701,7 @@ then
     fi
 fi
 
-for ver in 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 3.0; do
+for ver in 3.0 2.6 2.4 2.2 2.0; do
 	AST_PKG_CONFIG_CHECK([GMIME], gmime-$ver)
 	if test "$PBX_GMIME" = 1; then
 		break;