diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8454a49d7..6f87cb91c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@ SHELL'
 ac_subst_files=''
 ac_user_opts='
 enable_option_checking
-enable_static
+enable_static_wx
 enable_unicode
 enable_debug
 with_lib_preference
@@ -4582,9 +4582,9 @@ fi
 ### Build Options ###
 #####################
 
-# Check whether --enable-static was given.
-if test "${enable_static+set}" = set; then :
-  enableval=$enable_static; static_wx_preference="--static=$enableval"
+# Check whether --enable-static-wx was given.
+if test "${enable_static_wx+set}" = set; then :
+  enableval=$enable_static_wx; static_wx_preference="--static=$enableval"
 else
   static_wx_preference=""
 fi
diff --git a/lib-src/FileDialog/configure b/lib-src/FileDialog/configure
index 1254b69e8..3b6b2ffbd 100755
--- a/lib-src/FileDialog/configure
+++ b/lib-src/FileDialog/configure
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@ SHELL'
 ac_subst_files=''
 ac_user_opts='
 enable_option_checking
-enable_static
+enable_static_wx
 enable_unicode
 enable_debug
 with_wx_version
@@ -3525,9 +3525,9 @@ fi
 #
 # Check for debug
 #
-# Check whether --enable-static was given.
-if test "${enable_static+set}" = set; then :
-  enableval=$enable_static; static_wx_preference="--static=$enableval"
+# Check whether --enable-static-wx was given.
+if test "${enable_static_wx+set}" = set; then :
+  enableval=$enable_static_wx; static_wx_preference="--static=$enableval"
 else
   static_wx_preference=""
 fi
diff --git a/lib-src/lib-widget-extra/configure b/lib-src/lib-widget-extra/configure
index cac3e518b..5df9e18d1 100755
--- a/lib-src/lib-widget-extra/configure
+++ b/lib-src/lib-widget-extra/configure
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ SHELL'
 ac_subst_files=''
 ac_user_opts='
 enable_option_checking
-enable_static
+enable_static_wx
 enable_unicode
 enable_debug
 '
@@ -3325,9 +3325,9 @@ _ACEOF
 fi
 
 
-# Check whether --enable-static was given.
-if test "${enable_static+set}" = set; then :
-  enableval=$enable_static; static_wx_preference="--static=$enableval"
+# Check whether --enable-static-wx was given.
+if test "${enable_static_wx+set}" = set; then :
+  enableval=$enable_static_wx; static_wx_preference="--static=$enableval"
 else
   static_wx_preference=""
 fi