diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 7c1013eb5..53b103fa3 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -668,6 +668,10 @@ using namespace libmatroska;
     MATROSKA_CFLAGS="$MATROSKA_CFLAGS -DMATROSKA_DLL"
   fi
 
+  if test x"${ac_cv_ebml_dll}" != "xyes" -o x"${ac_cv_matroska_dll}" != "xyes" ; then
+    LIBMTXCOMMONDLL=0
+  fi
+
 AC_SUBST(MATROSKA_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(MATROSKA_LIBS)