diff --git a/Externals/WiiUse/Src/wiiuse.h b/Externals/WiiUse/Src/wiiuse.h
index 70e453e32b..21d820bb2f 100644
--- a/Externals/WiiUse/Src/wiiuse.h
+++ b/Externals/WiiUse/Src/wiiuse.h
@@ -48,7 +48,9 @@
 	#include <IOBluetooth/IOBluetoothUserLib.h>
 	#include <string.h>
 #elif defined(__linux__)
-	#include "config.h"
+	#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+		#include "config.h"
+	#endif
 	#if HAVE_BLUEZ
 	#include <bluetooth/bluetooth.h>
 	#endif
diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 7e987f1da3..83f56736e8 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ if env['CCVERSION'] < '4.2.0':
 if env['CCVERSION'] >= '4.3.0':
     env['CCFLAGS'] += ['-Wno-array-bounds', '-Wno-unused-result']
 
-env['CPPDEFINES'] = []
+env['CPPDEFINES'] = ['HAVE_CONFIG_H']
 if env['flavor'] == 'debug':
     env['CPPDEFINES'] += ['_DEBUG']
 elif env['flavor'] == 'fastlog':
diff --git a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.h b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.h
index 8fc58c8248..842230ed66 100644
--- a/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.h
+++ b/Source/Core/Common/Src/Common.h
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ extern const char *netplay_dolphin_ver;
 		//CrtDebugBreak breakAt(614);
 	#endif // end DEBUG/FAST
 
-#else
+#elif defined HAVE_CONFIG_H
 #include "config.h"	// SCons autoconfiguration defines
 #endif