diff --git a/config.d/svga.m4 b/config.d/svga.m4
index d5ec23059..7fc66aa90 100644
--- a/config.d/svga.m4
+++ b/config.d/svga.m4
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ dnl Checks for SVGALib support
 AC_ARG_WITH(svga,
 [  --with-svga=DIR         use SVGALib found in DIR],
 HAVE_SVGA=$withval, HAVE_SVGA=auto)
-if test "x$HAVE_SVGA" != xno; then
+if test "x$HAVE_SVGA" != xno -a "x$HAVE_SVGA" != xauto; then
 	if test "x$HAVE_SVGA" != xauto; then
 		SVGA_CFLAGS="$SVGA_CFLAGS -I$withval/include"
 		SVGA_LIBS="$SVGA_LIBS -L$withval/lib"