diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 086c4380..e16c5352 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -162,11 +162,13 @@ tests_unittests_unittests_CFLAGS = -w
 tests_unittests_unittests_LDADD = -lcmocka
 
 if HAVE_STABBER
+if HAVE_EXPECT
 TESTS += tests/functionaltests/functionaltests
 check_PROGRAMS += tests/functionaltests/functionaltests
 tests_functionaltests_functionaltests_SOURCES = $(functionaltest_sources)
 tests_functionaltests_functionaltests_LDADD = -lcmocka -lstabber -lexpect5.45 -ltcl
 endif
+endif
 
 man_MANS = $(man_sources)
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ffb35a2b..f5e8764e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -243,7 +243,10 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES([cmocka], [cmocka], [],
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_STABBER], [false])
 AC_CHECK_LIB([stabber], [stbbr_start], [AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_STABBER], [true])],
-    [AC_MSG_NOTICE([stabber not found, will not be able to run functional tests])])
+    [AC_MSG_NOTICE([libstabber not found, will not be able to run functional tests])])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_EXPECT], [false])
+AC_CHECK_LIB([expect], [main], [AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_EXPECT], [true])],
+    [AC_MSG_NOTICE([libexpect not found, will not be able to run functional tests])])
 
 ### Check for ncursesw/ncurses.h first, Arch linux uses ncurses.h for ncursesw
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([ncursesw/ncurses.h], [], [])