diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0d57ea30b..2ba2ef7e0 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ fi
 #
 echocheck "SQLite"
 _sqlite=no
-if test $_sqlite_builtin != yes ; then
+if test "$_sqlite_builtin" != yes ; then
 	cat > $TMPC << EOF
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <sqlite3.h>