diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index bac042aaa4f8afbc089b70504c76f57b4e6e2811..09d35b5e4171561d26cdc2dac17613fe09897b64 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1723,9 +1723,6 @@ if test "x$with_hal" = "xyes" -o "x$with_hal" = "xcheck"; then
     fi
   ])
   if test "x$with_hal" = "xyes" ; then
-    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HAVE_HAL], 1,
-      [use HAL for host device enumeration])
-
     old_CFLAGS=$CFLAGS
     old_LDFLAGS=$LDFLAGS
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $HAL_CFLAGS"
@@ -1735,6 +1732,10 @@ if test "x$with_hal" = "xyes" -o "x$with_hal" = "xcheck"; then
     CFLAGS="$old_CFLAGS"
     LDFLAGS="$old_LDFLAGS"
   fi
+  if test "x$with_hal" = "xyes" ; then
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HAVE_HAL], 1,
+      [use HAL for host device enumeration])
+  fi
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_HAL], [test "x$with_hal" = "xyes"])
 AC_SUBST([HAL_CFLAGS])