diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d4be9f60..eed590a6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ if test "x$PERL" != xno -o "x$PYTHON" != xno; then
 		AC_PROG_SWIG([2.0.4])
 		test -z "$SWIG" && USESWIG=no
 		if test "x$USESWIG" = xno -a "x$old_USESWIG" = yes; then
-			AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not found appropriate SWIG installation])
+			AC_MSG_ERROR([Could not found appropriate SWIG installation. Check config.log for details.])
 		fi
 	fi
 	if test "x$USESWIG" = xno; then
diff --git a/m4/ac_pkg_swig.m4 b/m4/ac_pkg_swig.m4
index 6541aa40..60bab9d5 100644
--- a/m4/ac_pkg_swig.m4
+++ b/m4/ac_pkg_swig.m4
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_SWIG],[
 		std::list<int>::size_type checkList();
 		std::deque<int>::size_type checkDeque();
 	END
-	AC_CACHE_CHECK([for SWIG], [znc_cv_path_SWIG], [
+	SWIG_installed_versions=""
+	AC_CACHE_CHECK([for SWIG >= $1], [znc_cv_path_SWIG], [
 		AC_PATH_PROGS_FEATURE_CHECK([SWIG], [swig swig2.0], [
 			echo trying $ac_path_SWIG >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
 			$ac_path_SWIG -version >&AS_MESSAGE_LOG_FD
@@ -84,6 +85,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_SWIG],[
 			if test -n "$swig_version"; then
 				swig_right_version=1
 
+				SWIG_installed_versions="$SWIG_installed_versions $swig_version "
+
 				if test -n "$required"; then
 					# Calculate the available version number components
 					[available=$swig_version]
@@ -150,6 +153,9 @@ AC_DEFUN([AC_PROG_SWIG],[
 		])
 	])
 	rm -f conftest-python.i conftest-perl.i
+	if test -n "$SWIG_installed_versions"; then
+		AC_MSG_NOTICE([Following SWIG versions are found:$SWIG_installed_versions])
+	fi
 
 	AC_SUBST([SWIG], [$znc_cv_path_SWIG])
 	if test -n "$SWIG"; then