diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 278fb1e961..9ee6d5fade 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5412,6 +5412,7 @@ echores "$_vcd"
 echocheck "dvdread"
 if test "$_dvdread_internal" = auto ; then
   _dvdread_internal=no
+  _dvdread=no
   if (linux || freebsd || netbsd || openbsd || dragonfly || darwin || win32 || sunos || hpux) && \
       (test "$_dvd" = yes || test "$_cdrom" = yes || test "$_cdio" = yes || \
       test "$_dvdio" = yes || test "$_bsdi_dvd" = yes); then