diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 96c9b86108..44e419121a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6814,7 +6814,7 @@ echocheck "QuickTime codecs"
 _qtx_emulation=no
 def_qtx_win32='#undef CONFIG_QTX_CODECS_WIN32'
 if test "$_qtx" = auto ; then
-  test "$_win32dll" = yes || quicktime && _qtx=yes
+  test "$_win32dll" = yes || test "$quicktime" = yes && _qtx=yes
 fi
 if test "$_qtx" = yes ; then
     def_qtx='#define CONFIG_QTX_CODECS 1'