diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 4fdabfbab..8367f6ef0 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -476,9 +476,10 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_alsa" != "xno"], [
 dnl ====================================================================================
 dnl  Check for Sndio.
 
+HAVE_SNDIO_H=0
 AS_IF([test "x$enable_sndio" != "xno"], [
 		PKG_CHECK_MODULES([SNDIO], [sndio], [
-				AC_DEFINE([HAVE_SNDIO_H], [1], [Set to 1 if <sndio.h> is available.])
+				HAVE_SNDIO_H=1
 				ac_cv_sndio="yes"
 			], [
 				ac_cv_sndio="no"
@@ -495,6 +496,8 @@ AS_IF([test "x$enable_sndio" != "xno"], [
 			])
 	])
 
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([HAVE_SNDIO_H], [${HAVE_SNDIO_H}], [Set to 1 if <sndio.h> is available.])
+
 dnl ====================================================================================
 dnl  Test for sanity when cross-compiling.