diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 634666f137..dc9b4ea30d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7816,6 +7816,9 @@ fi
 
 
 
+DOWNLOAD=":"
+DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT=
+DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT=
 if test "${WGET}" != ":" ; then
   DOWNLOAD=${WGET}
   DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT="${WGET} -q -O-"
@@ -7866,16 +7869,17 @@ $as_echo "no" >&6; }
 fi
 
 
-  DOWNLOAD=${FETCH}
-  DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT="${FETCH} -o-"
-  DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT='--timeout=$(or $2,$1)'
+  if test "${FETCH}" != ":" ; then
+    DOWNLOAD=${FETCH}
+    DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT="${FETCH} -o-"
+    DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT='--timeout=$(or $2,$1)'
+  fi
 fi
 fi
 
 
 
 
-
 # Extract the first word of "ldconfig", so it can be a program name with args.
 set dummy ldconfig; ac_word=$2
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
@@ -9204,7 +9208,7 @@ $as_echo_n "checking for embedded pjproject (may have to download)... " >&6; }
 $as_echo "configuring" >&6; }
 
 	if test "x${DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT}" = "x" ; then
-		as_fn_error $? "A download utility (wget, curl or fetch) is required to download bundled pjproject" "$LINENO" 5
+		as_fn_error $? "A download utility (wget, curl, or fetch) is required to download bundled pjproject" "$LINENO" 5
 	fi
 	if test "${BZIP2}" = ":" ; then
 		as_fn_error $? "bzip2 is required to extract the pjproject tar file" "$LINENO" 5
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 6ed4fc8486..fbd6aab33e 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -286,6 +286,9 @@ AC_PATH_PROG([PATCH], [patch], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([SED], [sed], :)
 AC_PATH_PROG([NM], [nm], :)
 
+DOWNLOAD=":"
+DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT=
+DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT=
 if test "${WGET}" != ":" ; then
   DOWNLOAD=${WGET}
   DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT="${WGET} -q -O-"
@@ -295,13 +298,14 @@ else if test "${CURL}" != ":" ; then
   DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT="${CURL} -Ls"
   DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT='--max-time $(or $2,$1)'
 else
-  AC_PATH_PROG([FETCH], [fetch], [:])
-  DOWNLOAD=${FETCH}
-  DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT="${FETCH} -o-"
-  DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT='--timeout=$(or $2,$1)'
+  AC_PATH_PROG([FETCH], [fetch], :)
+  if test "${FETCH}" != ":" ; then
+    DOWNLOAD=${FETCH}
+    DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT="${FETCH} -o-"
+    DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT='--timeout=$(or $2,$1)'
+  fi
 fi
 fi
-
 AC_SUBST(DOWNLOAD)
 AC_SUBST(DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT)
 AC_SUBST(DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT)
diff --git a/sounds/Makefile b/sounds/Makefile
index 779d52a8e3..606bbdcec2 100644
--- a/sounds/Makefile
+++ b/sounds/Makefile
@@ -127,9 +127,9 @@ have_download:
 	@if test "$(DOWNLOAD)" = ":" ; then \
 		echo "**************************************************"; \
 		echo "***                                            ***"; \
-		echo "*** You must have either wget or fetch to be   ***"; \
-		echo "*** able to automatically download and install ***"; \
-		echo "*** the requested sound packages.              ***"; \
+		echo "*** You must have either wget, curl, or fetch  ***"; \
+		echo "*** to be able to automatically download and   ***"; \
+		echo "*** install the requested sound packages.      ***"; \
 		echo "***                                            ***"; \
 		echo "*** Please install one of these, or remove any ***"; \
 		echo "*** extra sound package selections in          ***"; \
diff --git a/third-party/pjproject/configure.m4 b/third-party/pjproject/configure.m4
index c1edaf9aaa..42482b2e5e 100644
--- a/third-party/pjproject/configure.m4
+++ b/third-party/pjproject/configure.m4
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([_PJPROJECT_CONFIGURE],
 	AC_MSG_RESULT(configuring)
 
 	if test "x${DOWNLOAD_TO_STDOUT}" = "x" ; then
-		AC_MSG_ERROR(A download utility (wget, curl or fetch) is required to download bundled pjproject)
+		AC_MSG_ERROR(A download utility (wget, curl, or fetch) is required to download bundled pjproject)
 	fi
 	if test "${BZIP2}" = ":" ; then
 		AC_MSG_ERROR(bzip2 is required to extract the pjproject tar file)