diff --git a/config.lib b/config.lib
--- a/config.lib
+++ b/config.lib
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ make_cflags_and_ldflags() {
 		CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DWIN32_ENABLE_DIRECTMUSIC_SUPPORT"
 	fi
 
-	if [ "$with_libtimidity" != "0" ]; then
+	if [ -n "$libtimidity" ]; then
 		if [ "$enable_static" != "0" ]; then
 			LIBS="$LIBS $libtimidity"
 		else
diff --git a/configure b/configure
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ SRCS="`< $ROOT_DIR/source.list tr '\r' '
 		if ($0 == "WINCE"       && "'$os'" != "WINCE")             { next; }
 		if ($0 == "MSVC"        && "'$os'" != "MSVC")              { next; }
 		if ($0 == "DIRECTMUSIC" && "'$with_direct_music'" == "0")  { next; }
-		if ($0 == "LIBTIMIDITY" && "'$with_libtimidity'" == "0")   { next; }
+		if ($0 == "LIBTIMIDITY" && "'$libtimidity'" == "" )        { next; }
 
 		skip += 1;