diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f730956951f..47a2a252195 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -9732,7 +9732,6 @@ enable_wineandroid_drv=${enable_wineandroid_drv:-no}
 enable_winemac_drv=${enable_winemac_drv:-no}
 test "$ac_cv_header_linux_joystick_h" = "yes" -o "$ac_cv_header_IOKit_hid_IOHIDLib_h" = "yes" || enable_winejoystick_drv=${enable_winejoystick_drv:-no}
 
-CROSSTARGET=""
 
 if test "x$with_mingw" != xno
 then
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3716f4f46f6..103e81e2857 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1023,7 +1023,7 @@ enable_winemac_drv=${enable_winemac_drv:-no}
 test "$ac_cv_header_linux_joystick_h" = "yes" -o "$ac_cv_header_IOKit_hid_IOHIDLib_h" = "yes" || enable_winejoystick_drv=${enable_winejoystick_drv:-no}
 
 dnl Check for cross compiler to build test programs
-AC_SUBST(CROSSTARGET,"")
+AC_SUBST(CROSSTARGET)
 if test "x$with_mingw" != xno
 then
     case "x$with_mingw" in