diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b469858de4f..909b6229433 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -9818,7 +9818,7 @@ This is an error since --with-xxf86vm was requested." "$LINENO" 5 ;;
 esac
 fi
 
-                if test "$ac_cv_header_X11_extensions_Xrender_h" = "yes" -a "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_X11" != "x" -a "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_Xext" != "x"
+                if test "$ac_cv_header_X11_extensions_Xrender_h" = "yes" -a "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_X11" != "x"
         then
             { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for -lXrender" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking for -lXrender... " >&6; }
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 398d60bf399..4ee81339a56 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ then
                          [libXxf86vm ${notice_platform}development files not found, XFree86 Vidmode won't be supported.])
 
         dnl *** Check for Transform functions in Xrender
-        if test "$ac_cv_header_X11_extensions_Xrender_h" = "yes" -a "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_X11" != "x" -a "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_Xext" != "x"
+        if test "$ac_cv_header_X11_extensions_Xrender_h" = "yes" -a "x$ac_cv_lib_soname_X11" != "x"
         then
             WINE_CHECK_SONAME(Xrender,XRenderQueryExtension,
               [AC_CHECK_LIB(Xrender,XRenderSetPictureTransform,