diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 186fdc9ddce..b49cdf23832 100644
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -685,7 +685,9 @@ def set_tf_cunn_version(environ_cp):
       ldconfig_bin = which('ldconfig') or '/sbin/ldconfig'
       cudnn_path_from_ldconfig = run_shell([ldconfig_bin, '-p'])
       cudnn_path_from_ldconfig = re.search('.*libcudnn.so .* => (.*)',
-                                           cudnn_path_from_ldconfig).group(1)
+                                           cudnn_path_from_ldconfig)
+      if cudnn_path_from_ldconfig != None:
+        cudnn_path_from_ldconfig = cudnn_path_from_ldconfig.group(1)
       if os.path.exists('%s.%s' % (cudnn_path_from_ldconfig, tf_cudnn_version)):
         cudnn_install_path = os.path.dirname(cudnn_path_from_ldconfig)
         break