diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bf6964382..d069eed70 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1310,17 +1310,7 @@ if test x$enable_httpd_output = xyes; then
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_HTTPD_OUTPUT, test x$enable_httpd_output = xyes)
 
-if test x$enable_shout = xauto; then
-	# handle shout auto-detection: disable if no encoder is
-	# available
-	if test x$enable_encoder = xyes; then
-		enable_shout=yes
-	else
-		AC_MSG_WARN([No encoder plugin -- disabling the shout output plugin])
-		enable_shout=no
-	fi
-fi
-
+dnl --------------------------------- Recorder --------------------------------
 if test x$enable_recorder_output = xauto; then
 	# handle recorder auto-detection: disable if no encoder is
 	# available
@@ -1332,17 +1322,29 @@ if test x$enable_recorder_output = xauto; then
 	fi
 fi
 
+if test x$enable_recorder_output = xyes; then
+	AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_RECORDER_OUTPUT, 1, [Define to enable the recorder output])
+fi
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_RECORDER_OUTPUT, test x$enable_recorder_output = xyes)
+
+if test x$enable_shout = xauto; then
+	# handle shout auto-detection: disable if no encoder is
+	# available
+	if test x$enable_encoder = xyes; then
+		enable_shout=yes
+	else
+		AC_MSG_WARN([No encoder plugin -- disabling the shout output plugin])
+		enable_shout=no
+	fi
+fi
+
+
+
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_SHOUT, test x$enable_shout = xyes)
 if test x$enable_shout = xyes; then
 	AC_DEFINE(HAVE_SHOUT, 1, [Define to enable the shoutcast output])
 fi
 
-AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_RECORDER_OUTPUT, test x$enable_recorder_output = xyes)
-if test x$enable_recorder_output = xyes; then
-	AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_RECORDER_OUTPUT, 1, [Define to enable the recorder output])
-fi
-
-
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 dnl Documentation
 dnl ---------------------------------------------------------------------------