diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ddc9009812..ec8d1b2ff9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -682,7 +682,6 @@ fi
 if test "$mingw32" = "yes" ; then
     linux="no"
     EXESUF=".exe"
-    oss="no"
     linux_user="no"
     bsd_user="no"
     OS_CFLAGS="$OS_CFLAGS -DWIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN -DWINVER=0x501"