diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 922adbc43a..086c6d3197 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -849,6 +849,7 @@ case $targetos in
 MINGW32*)
   mingw32="yes"
   hax="yes"
+  whpx=""
   vhost_user="no"
   audio_possible_drivers="dsound sdl"
   if check_include dsound.h; then