diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 77b28def17..3802206682 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5807,7 +5807,7 @@ if test "$_faad_internal" = auto ; then
   else
     _faad_internal=yes
   fi
-elif test "$_faad_external" = auto ; then
+elif test "$_faad_internal" = no && test "$_faad_external" = auto ; then
   _ld_faad='-lfaad'
   # external faad: check if it's really faad2 :)
   if test "$_faad_external" = auto ; then