diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c9ab4b458c..b5f67addb4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2432,6 +2432,7 @@ if test $_yasm ; then
   echores "$_yasm"
 else
   _def_yasm='#undef HAVE_YASM'
+  _have_yasm="no"
   echores "no"
 fi