diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a41e3e1e..7d6a58f0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -22053,6 +22053,7 @@ else $as_nop
    withval="/usr/local /opt/local /usr/lib /usr/pkg /usr/sfw /usr"
 fi
 
+if test x_$withval = x_yes -o x_$withval != x_no; then
 { printf "%s\n" "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for libexpat" >&5
 printf %s "checking for libexpat... " >&6; }
 found_libexpat="no"
@@ -22090,6 +22091,7 @@ else $as_nop
   ac_have_decl=0
 fi
 printf "%s\n" "#define HAVE_DECL_XML_STOPPARSER $ac_have_decl" >>confdefs.h
+fi
 
 
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