diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 18098e0518..9708fe49be 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -22122,6 +22122,7 @@ if test "x$ac_cv_lib_lzma_lzma_code" = xyes; then :
                 LIBS="$LZMA_LINK $LIBS"
                 $as_echo "#define wxUSE_LIBLZMA 1" >>confdefs.h
 
+                wxUSE_LIBLZMA=sys
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index b8c03c11ca..1ce70ae710 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -2697,6 +2697,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_LIBLZMA" != "no"; then
                 LZMA_LINK="-llzma"
                 LIBS="$LZMA_LINK $LIBS"
                 AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_LIBLZMA)
+                wxUSE_LIBLZMA=sys
             ])
     fi