diff --git a/build/pkgs/gast/spkg-configure.m4 b/build/pkgs/gast/spkg-configure.m4
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+++ b/build/pkgs/gast/spkg-configure.m4
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+SAGE_SPKG_CONFIGURE([gast], [SAGE_PYTHON_PACKAGE_CHECK([gast])])