diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 150bd5422a..f914a22ac2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -31796,7 +31796,7 @@ 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 2c9772504f..47687fc497 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2660,7 +2660,7 @@ 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;