diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 48188bc9cd..2c20ae7d22 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -16443,7 +16443,7 @@ cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<EOF
 EOF
 cat >> $CONFIG_STATUS <<\EOF
 
-                                                if test ! -L wx-config; then
+                                                if test ! -f wx${TOOLKIT_NAME}-config; then
                 chmod +x wx-config
                 mv wx-config wx${TOOLKIT_NAME}-config
                 ${LN_S} wx${TOOLKIT_NAME}-config wx-config
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index e58f95be1b..13cf15da31 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -4294,8 +4294,8 @@ AC_OUTPUT([
           [
             dnl don't move the file on itself - this happens when we run
             dnl config.status which, as configure, executes these commands
-            dnl but, unlike it, doesn't create wx-config
-            if test ! -L wx-config; then
+            dnl but, unlike it, doesn't create wx-config (which already
+            if test ! -f wx${TOOLKIT_NAME}-config; then
                 chmod +x wx-config
                 mv wx-config wx${TOOLKIT_NAME}-config
                 ${LN_S} wx${TOOLKIT_NAME}-config wx-config