diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d3ab2efb9476ae9f111ff410273ab8c835a84faa..315be2ef61026f37247f0a30e478b8b7066ca11b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -32972,6 +32972,98 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 
 
+if test "${USE_ZAPTEL}" != "no"; then
+   if test "${PBX_ZAPTEL}" != "1"; then
+      { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for ZT_DIAL_OP_CANCEL in zaptel.h" >&5
+echo $ECHO_N "checking for ZT_DIAL_OP_CANCEL in zaptel.h... $ECHO_C" >&6; }
+      saved_cppflags="${CPPFLAGS}"
+      if test "x${ZAPTEL_DIR}" != "x"; then
+	 CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${ZAPTEL_DIR}/include"
+      fi
+      cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+
+	/* confdefs.h.  */
+_ACEOF
+cat confdefs.h >>conftest.$ac_ext
+cat >>conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <zaptel.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+int foo = ZT_DIAL_OP_CANCEL;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+
+_ACEOF
+rm -f conftest.$ac_objext
+if { (ac_try="$ac_compile"
+case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_compile") 2>conftest.er1
+  ac_status=$?
+  grep -v '^ *+' conftest.er1 >conftest.err
+  rm -f conftest.er1
+  cat conftest.err >&5
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -z "$ac_c_werror_flag" || test ! -s conftest.err'
+  { (case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; } &&
+	 { ac_try='test -s conftest.$ac_objext'
+  { (case "(($ac_try" in
+  *\"* | *\`* | *\\*) ac_try_echo=\$ac_try;;
+  *) ac_try_echo=$ac_try;;
+esac
+eval "echo \"\$as_me:$LINENO: $ac_try_echo\"") >&5
+  (eval "$ac_try") 2>&5
+  ac_status=$?
+  echo "$as_me:$LINENO: \$? = $ac_status" >&5
+  (exit $ac_status); }; }; then
+  	{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}yes" >&6; }
+		ac_cv_zaptel_h="yes"
+
+else
+  echo "$as_me: failed program was:" >&5
+sed 's/^/| /' conftest.$ac_ext >&5
+
+		{ echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: no" >&5
+echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6; }
+		ac_cv_zaptel_h="no"
+
+
+fi
+
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+      CPPFLAGS="${saved_cppflags}"
+      if test "${ac_cv_zaptel_h}" = "yes"; then
+         { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: ***" >&5
+echo "$as_me: ***" >&6;}
+	 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: *** The Zaptel installation on this system is too old" >&5
+echo "$as_me: *** The Zaptel installation on this system is too old" >&6;}
+	 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: *** to be useable with this version of Asterisk." >&5
+echo "$as_me: *** to be useable with this version of Asterisk." >&6;}
+	 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: *** Either upgrade your Zaptel installation" >&5
+echo "$as_me: *** Either upgrade your Zaptel installation" >&or run configure;}
+	 { echo "$as_me:$LINENO: *** including --without-zaptel." >&5
+echo "$as_me: *** including --without-zaptel." >&6;}
+	 exit 1
+      fi
+   fi
+fi
+
 EDITLINE_LIB=""
 if test "x$TERMCAP_LIB" != "x" ; then
   EDITLINE_LIB="$TERMCAP_LIB"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0241bf573b8c589ffa52748fb36ffb4ccafa6209..f9519beb54d5639ecd94122f449a341cdc1e45ac 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -851,6 +851,38 @@ AST_C_DEFINE_CHECK([ZAPTEL], [ZT_TONE_DTMF_BASE], [zaptel/zaptel.h], [140])
 # or, try old zaptel (0.80 or so)
 AST_EXT_LIB_CHECK([ZAPTEL], [zaptel],, [zaptel.h],, [80])
 
+if test "${USE_ZAPTEL}" != "no"; then
+   if test "${PBX_ZAPTEL}" != "1"; then
+      AC_MSG_CHECKING(for ZT_DIAL_OP_CANCEL in zaptel.h)
+      saved_cppflags="${CPPFLAGS}"
+      if test "x${ZAPTEL_DIR}" != "x"; then
+	 CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -I${ZAPTEL_DIR}/include"
+      fi
+      AC_COMPILE_IFELSE(
+	[
+	AC_LANG_PROGRAM(
+	[#include <zaptel.h>],
+	[int foo = ZT_DIAL_OP_CANCEL;])
+	],
+	[	AC_MSG_RESULT(yes) 
+		ac_cv_zaptel_h="yes" 
+	],
+	[	AC_MSG_RESULT(no) 
+		ac_cv_zaptel_h="no" 
+	]
+	)
+      CPPFLAGS="${saved_cppflags}"
+      if test "${ac_cv_zaptel_h}" = "yes"; then
+         AC_MSG_NOTICE(***)
+	 AC_MSG_NOTICE(*** The Zaptel installation on this system is too old)
+	 AC_MSG_NOTICE(*** to be useable with this version of Asterisk.)
+	 AC_MSG_NOTICE(*** Either upgrade your Zaptel installation, or run configure)
+	 AC_MSG_NOTICE(*** including --without-zaptel.)
+	 exit 1
+      fi
+   fi
+fi
+
 EDITLINE_LIB=""
 if test "x$TERMCAP_LIB" != "x" ; then
   EDITLINE_LIB="$TERMCAP_LIB"