diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6bb9aefcd0..b31052c3a5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -22261,11 +22261,12 @@ wx_cv_current=${WX_CURRENT}
 wx_cv_revision=${WX_REVISION}
 wx_cv_age=${WX_AGE}
 wx_cv_use_gui=${USE_GUI}
+wx_cv_use_resources=${wxUSE_RESOURCES}
 export wx_cv_path_samplesubdirs wx_cv_if_gnu_make \
        wx_cv_path_ifs wx_cv_program_ext \
        wx_cv_target_library wx_cv_target_library_gl wx_cv_target_libtype \
        wx_cv_library_basename wx_cv_release wx_cv_current wx_cv_revision wx_cv_age \
-       wx_cv_use_gui
+       wx_cv_use_gui wx_cv_use_resources
 
 subdirs="demos samples utils contrib"
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 0207d8072f..9a811a5add 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -5391,11 +5391,12 @@ wx_cv_current=${WX_CURRENT}
 wx_cv_revision=${WX_REVISION}
 wx_cv_age=${WX_AGE}
 wx_cv_use_gui=${USE_GUI}
+wx_cv_use_resources=${wxUSE_RESOURCES}
 export wx_cv_path_samplesubdirs wx_cv_if_gnu_make \
        wx_cv_path_ifs wx_cv_program_ext \
        wx_cv_target_library wx_cv_target_library_gl wx_cv_target_libtype \
        wx_cv_library_basename wx_cv_release wx_cv_current wx_cv_revision wx_cv_age \
-       wx_cv_use_gui
+       wx_cv_use_gui wx_cv_use_resources
 
 AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(demos samples utils contrib)
 
diff --git a/utils/configure b/utils/configure
index 3baa1cb446..6791829909 100755
--- a/utils/configure
+++ b/utils/configure
@@ -525,6 +525,8 @@ fi
 
 GL_TOOLKIT_DIR=$wx_cv_path_glcanvas
 USE_GUI=$wx_cv_use_gui
+USE_RESOURCES=$wx_cv_use_resources
+
 
 
 
@@ -688,6 +690,7 @@ s%@infodir@%$infodir%g
 s%@mandir@%$mandir%g
 s%@GL_TOOLKIT_DIR@%$GL_TOOLKIT_DIR%g
 s%@USE_GUI@%$USE_GUI%g
+s%@USE_RESOURCES@%$USE_RESOURCES%g
 
 CEOF
 EOF
diff --git a/utils/configure.in b/utils/configure.in
index 73eb0ccd0e..5e94e089db 100644
--- a/utils/configure.in
+++ b/utils/configure.in
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ AC_INIT(Makefile.in)
 
 GL_TOOLKIT_DIR=$wx_cv_path_glcanvas
 USE_GUI=$wx_cv_use_gui
+USE_RESOURCES=$wx_cv_use_resources
 AC_SUBST(GL_TOOLKIT_DIR)
 AC_SUBST(USE_GUI)
+AC_SUBST(USE_RESOURCES)
 
 AC_OUTPUT([
             Makefile
diff --git a/utils/dialoged/Makefile.in b/utils/dialoged/Makefile.in
index 6d36395442..d33737e70a 100644
--- a/utils/dialoged/Makefile.in
+++ b/utils/dialoged/Makefile.in
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 
+USE_RESOURCES=@USE_RESOURCES@
+
 all:
-	cd src; $(MAKE)
+	if test "$(USE_RESOURCES)" = "yes"; then cd src; $(MAKE); fi
 
 clean:
 	cd src; $(MAKE) clean