diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index b869abb9d3..241a66f69d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -11334,7 +11334,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_PKCS7],[test "x$ENABLED_PKCS7" = "xyes" || test "x$ENABLED
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_SMIME],[test "x$ENABLED_SMIME" = "xyes" || test "x$ENABLED_USERSETTINGS" = "xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_HASHFLAGS],[test "x$ENABLED_HASHFLAGS" = "xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_LINUXKM],[test "$ENABLED_LINUXKM" = "yes"])
-AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_KERNEL_MODE_DEFAULTS],[test "$ENABLED_KERNEL_MODE_DEFAULTS" = "yes"])
+AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_KERNEL_MODE_DEFAULTS],[test "$KERNEL_MODE_DEFAULTS" != "no"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_BSDKM],[test "$ENABLED_BSDKM" = "yes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_KERNEL_MODULE],[test "$ENABLED_BSDKM" = "yes" || test "$ENABLED_LINUXKM" = "yes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_NO_LIBRARY],[test "$ENABLED_NO_LIBRARY" = "yes"])