diff --git a/jtag/ChangeLog b/jtag/ChangeLog
index 2a58d789..89321ee4 100644
--- a/jtag/ChangeLog
+++ b/jtag/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 2008-02-17  Arnim Laeuger  <arniml@users.sourceforge.net>
 
+   * configure.ac: check for pre-generated src/svf/svf_flex.c
+       -> second part of [ 1895353 ]
    * src/bsdl/Makefile.am (noinst_HEADERS): bsdl_sysdep.h added for proper
        release packing -> first part of [ 1895353 ]
 
diff --git a/jtag/configure.ac b/jtag/configure.ac
index 8d19ac03..d7e03719 100644
--- a/jtag/configure.ac
+++ b/jtag/configure.ac
@@ -314,9 +314,17 @@ AS_IF([test "$LEX" == flex], [
       AM_CONDITIONAL([BISON_LOCATIONS], true)
       bison_locations=yes
    ], [
-      AC_MSG_RESULT([no - flex $flex_version])
-      AM_CONDITIONAL([BISON_LOCATIONS], false)
-      bison_locations=no
+      AS_IF([test -r src/svf/svf_flex.c], [
+         # If the transformed svf_flex.c is already existing, it shouldn't matter
+         # that flex is too old for building a lexer with bison locations
+         AC_MSG_RESULT([using pre-generated src/svf/svf_flex.c])
+         AM_CONDITIONAL([BISON_LOCATIONS], false)
+         bison_locations="as is"
+      ], [
+         AC_MSG_RESULT([no - flex $flex_version])
+         AM_CONDITIONAL([BISON_LOCATIONS], false)
+         bison_locations=no
+      ])
    ])
 
    # bsdl lexer requires flex >= 2.5.33