diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 5329f5fd..74b26fd8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ dnl **
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(ssl,
 	    [  --disable-ssl           Disable Secure Sockets Layer support],,
-	    enable_ssl=yes)
+	    want_ssl=yes)
 
 dnl **
 dnl ** just some generic stuff...
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ fi
 LIBS="$LIBS $GLIB_LIBS"
 
 have_openssl=no
-if test "$enable_ssl" = "yes"; then
+if test "$want_ssl" = "yes"; then
   PKG_CHECK_MODULES(SSL, openssl, :, :)
   if test "$SSL_LIBS"; then
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $SSL_CFLAGS"