diff --git a/build/pkgs/sphinxcontrib_htmlhelp/spkg-configure.m4 b/build/pkgs/sphinxcontrib_htmlhelp/spkg-configure.m4
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c77b003dc37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/pkgs/sphinxcontrib_htmlhelp/spkg-configure.m4
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+SAGE_SPKG_CONFIGURE([sphinxcontrib_htmlhelp], [
+  SAGE_PYTHON_PACKAGE_CHECK([sphinxcontrib_htmlhelp])
+])