diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 17791975d4..831f4de1dc 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Id: configure.in 54569 2008-07-10 01:33:28Z RD .
+# From configure.in Id: configure.in 55027 2008-08-08 05:09:54Z RD .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.59 for wxWidgets 2.8.8.
 #
@@ -45581,6 +45581,15 @@ _ACEOF
 
     USES_CONTROLS=1
     SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS text"
+
+            cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define wxUSE_RICHEDIT 1
+_ACEOF
+
+    cat >>confdefs.h <<\_ACEOF
+#define wxUSE_RICHEDIT2 1
+_ACEOF
+
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_TOGGLEBTN" = "yes"; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0e803449f0..daf644272d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -7283,6 +7283,11 @@ if test "$wxUSE_TEXTCTRL" = "yes"; then
     AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_TEXTCTRL)
     USES_CONTROLS=1
     SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS text"
+
+    dnl we don't have special switches to disable wxUSE_RICHEDIT[2], it doesn't
+    dnl seem useful to allow disabling them
+    AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_RICHEDIT)
+    AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_RICHEDIT2)
 fi
 
 if test "$wxUSE_TOGGLEBTN" = "yes"; then