diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 98d62a2a67f..950e5a8f721 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5400,7 +5400,7 @@ fi
 fi
 
 echo "$ac_t""$wine_cv_allow_unaligned_access" 1>&6
-if test "$wine_allow_unaligned_access" = "yes"
+if test "$wine_cv_allow_unaligned_access" = "yes"
 then
   cat >> confdefs.h <<\EOF
 #define ALLOW_UNALIGNED_ACCESS 1
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 66c2c4a04e8..3776d8ae2c4 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ main()
     exit(0);
 } ], wine_cv_allow_unaligned_access=yes, wine_cv_allow_unaligned_access=no,
      wine_cv_allow_unaligned_access=no ) ])
-if test "$wine_allow_unaligned_access" = "yes"
+if test "$wine_cv_allow_unaligned_access" = "yes"
 then
   AC_DEFINE(ALLOW_UNALIGNED_ACCESS)
 fi