diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a399bbb832..8e5b3fde2d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -51081,6 +51081,10 @@ echo "${ECHO_T}no" >&6
 
 
 
+if test "$USE_UNIX" != "1" -a "$USE_WIN32" != "1"; then
+    DISABLED_CONTRIB="$DISABLED_CONTRIB net"
+fi
+
 for subdir in `echo $SUBDIRS`; do
     if test -d ${srcdir}/${subdir} ; then
         if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 9d56c30974..0616e8e9d8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -7929,6 +7929,10 @@ fi
 dnl Add tests to the list of subdirs if cppunit 1.8.0+ is detected
 AM_PATH_CPPUNIT(1.8.0, [SUBDIRS="$SUBDIRS tests"])
 
+if test "$USE_UNIX" != "1" -a "$USE_WIN32" != "1"; then
+    DISABLED_CONTRIB="$DISABLED_CONTRIB net"
+fi
+
 for subdir in `echo $SUBDIRS`; do
     if test -d ${srcdir}/${subdir} ; then
         if test "$wxUSE_GUI" = "yes"; then