diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 789a4f6cc9..d6f82e3423 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1882,9 +1882,7 @@ probe_target_compiler() {
   # We shall skip configuring the target compiler if the user didn't
   # bother enabling an appropriate guest. This avoids building
   # extraneous firmware images and tests.
-  if test "${target_list#*$1}" != "$1"; then
-      break;
-  else
+  if test "${target_list#*$1}" = "$1"; then
       return 1
   fi