diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0c670fed587..5340523a80a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -16104,6 +16104,8 @@ fi
 done
 
 LIBS="$ac_wine_check_funcs_save_LIBS"
+        else
+            LDAP_LIBS=""
         fi
 CPPFLAGS=$ac_save_CPPFLAGS
 test -z "$LDAP_CFLAGS" || LDAP_CFLAGS=`echo " $LDAP_CFLAGS" | sed 's/ -I\([^/]\)/ -I\$(top_builddir)\/\1/g'`
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 422a7eba816..580c37c0cfe 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2172,6 +2172,8 @@ then
                 ldap_parse_vlv_control \
                 ldap_parse_vlvresponse_control,
                 [$LDAP_LIBS $PTHREAD_LIBS])
+        else
+            LDAP_LIBS=""
         fi])
 fi
 WINE_NOTICE_WITH(ldap,[test "x$LDAP_LIBS" = "x"],