diff --git a/configure b/configure
index eb135239d..f0cc855b9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ default_valgrind_setting()
 
 default_rust_setting()
 {
-    if cargo --version > /dev/null 2>&1 && rustfmt --version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    if cargo --version > /dev/null 2>&1; then
 	echo 1
     else
 	echo 0