diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6f3c9128f4..1083e1d8a5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -35450,9 +35450,21 @@ if test "$USE_WIN32" = 1 ; then
 
         SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS oleauto"
     else
-        wxUSE_CLIPBOARD=no
+                wxUSE_CLIPBOARD=no
         wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP=no
         wxUSE_DATAOBJ=no
+
+                if test "$wxUSE_MEDIACTRL" = "yes"; then
+            { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: wxMediaCtrl requires wxUSE_OLE... disabled" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: wxMediaCtrl requires wxUSE_OLE... disabled" >&2;}
+            wxUSE_MEDIACTRL=no
+        fi
+
+        if test "$wxUSE_WEBVIEW" = "yes"; then
+            { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: WARNING: wxWebView requires wxUSE_OLE... disabled" >&5
+$as_echo "$as_me: WARNING: wxWebView requires wxUSE_OLE... disabled" >&2;}
+            wxUSE_WEBVIEW=no
+        fi
     fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index d50f3a40ad..8bb9d71a20 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -6526,9 +6526,21 @@ if test "$USE_WIN32" = 1 ; then
         AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_ACTIVEX)
         SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS oleauto"
     else
+        dnl Turn off features depending on OLE directly...
         wxUSE_CLIPBOARD=no
         wxUSE_DRAG_AND_DROP=no
         wxUSE_DATAOBJ=no
+
+        dnl ... or indirectly (via wxUSE_ACTIVEX)
+        if test "$wxUSE_MEDIACTRL" = "yes"; then
+            AC_MSG_WARN(wxMediaCtrl requires wxUSE_OLE... disabled)
+            wxUSE_MEDIACTRL=no
+        fi
+
+        if test "$wxUSE_WEBVIEW" = "yes"; then
+            AC_MSG_WARN(wxWebView requires wxUSE_OLE... disabled)
+            wxUSE_WEBVIEW=no
+        fi
     fi
 fi