diff --git a/m4/ChangeLog b/m4/ChangeLog
index 21a98334..1a0cd1c2 100644
--- a/m4/ChangeLog
+++ b/m4/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2011-04-06  Werner Koch  <wk@g10code.com>
+
+	* gpg-error.m4: Update from current libgpg-error repo.
+
 2010-05-07  Werner Koch  <wk@g10code.com>
 
 	* libassuan.m4: Update from libassuan svn.
diff --git a/m4/gpg-error.m4 b/m4/gpg-error.m4
index e85f511d..ef07fd7c 100644
--- a/m4/gpg-error.m4
+++ b/m4/gpg-error.m4
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # gpg-error.m4 - autoconf macro to detect libgpg-error.
-# Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004 g10 Code GmbH
+# Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2011 g10 Code GmbH
 #
 # This file is free software; as a special exception the author gives
 # unlimited permission to copy and/or distribute it, with or without
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ dnl                   [ACTION-IF-FOUND [, ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND ]]])
 dnl Test for libgpg-error and define GPG_ERROR_CFLAGS and GPG_ERROR_LIBS
 dnl
 AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_GPG_ERROR],
-[ AC_ARG_WITH(gpg-error-prefix,
+[ AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+  AC_ARG_WITH(gpg-error-prefix,
             AC_HELP_STRING([--with-gpg-error-prefix=PFX],
                            [prefix where GPG Error is installed (optional)]),
      gpg_error_config_prefix="$withval", gpg_error_config_prefix="")
@@ -24,11 +25,12 @@ AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_GPG_ERROR],
      fi
   fi
 
-  AC_PATH_PROG(GPG_ERROR_CONFIG, gpg-error-config, no)
+  AC_PATH_TOOL(GPG_ERROR_CONFIG, gpg-error-config, no)
   min_gpg_error_version=ifelse([$1], ,0.0,$1)
   AC_MSG_CHECKING(for GPG Error - version >= $min_gpg_error_version)
   ok=no
-  if test "$GPG_ERROR_CONFIG" != "no" ; then
+  if test "$GPG_ERROR_CONFIG" != "no" \
+     && test -f "$GPG_ERROR_CONFIG" ; then
     req_major=`echo $min_gpg_error_version | \
                sed 's/\([[0-9]]*\)\.\([[0-9]]*\)/\1/'`
     req_minor=`echo $min_gpg_error_version | \
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_GPG_ERROR],
                sed 's/\([[0-9]]*\)\.\([[0-9]]*\).*/\2/'`
     if test "$major" -gt "$req_major"; then
         ok=yes
-    else 
+    else
         if test "$major" -eq "$req_major"; then
             if test "$minor" -ge "$req_minor"; then
                ok=yes
@@ -51,8 +53,21 @@ AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_GPG_ERROR],
   if test $ok = yes; then
     GPG_ERROR_CFLAGS=`$GPG_ERROR_CONFIG $gpg_error_config_args --cflags`
     GPG_ERROR_LIBS=`$GPG_ERROR_CONFIG $gpg_error_config_args --libs`
-    AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+    AC_MSG_RESULT([yes ($gpg_error_config_version)])
     ifelse([$2], , :, [$2])
+    gpg_error_config_host=`$GPG_ERROR_CONFIG $gpg_error_config_args --host 2>/dev/null || echo none`
+    if test x"$gpg_error_config_host" != xnone ; then
+      if test x"$gpg_error_config_host" != x"$host" ; then
+  AC_MSG_WARN([[
+***
+*** The config script $GPG_ERROR_CONFIG was
+*** built for $gpg_error_config_host and thus may not match the
+*** used host $host.
+*** You may want to use the configure option --with-gpg-error-prefix
+*** to specify a matching config script.
+***]])
+      fi
+    fi
   else
     GPG_ERROR_CFLAGS=""
     GPG_ERROR_LIBS=""
@@ -62,4 +77,3 @@ AC_DEFUN([AM_PATH_GPG_ERROR],
   AC_SUBST(GPG_ERROR_CFLAGS)
   AC_SUBST(GPG_ERROR_LIBS)
 ])
-