diff --git a/configure b/configure
index d3b85bd82d..64649256ac 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3083,7 +3083,7 @@ if test "${enable_rpath+set}" = set; then
 fi
 
 
-if test "$wxRPATH_DIR" != "" -a "$wxRPATH_DIR" != "disable"; then
+if test "$wxRPATH_DIR" != "" -a "$wxRPATH_DIR" != "disable" -a "$wxRPATH_DIR" != "no"; then
    WXCONFIG_RPATH="-Wl,-rpath -Wl,$wxRPATH_DIR"
 fi
 
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ed5bc0b58d..7c56f9c11d 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ WX_ARG_ENABLE(compat22,      [  --disable-compat22      disable wxWindows 2.2 co
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(rpath,         [  --enable-rpath=DIR      output the rpath flag from wx-config], [wxRPATH_DIR="$enableval"])
 
-if test "$wxRPATH_DIR" != "" -a "$wxRPATH_DIR" != "disable"; then
+if test "$wxRPATH_DIR" != "" -a "$wxRPATH_DIR" != "disable" -a "$wxRPATH_DIR" != "no"; then
    WXCONFIG_RPATH="-Wl,-rpath -Wl,$wxRPATH_DIR"
 fi