diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 55e2e93ca..9a4dcf7ea 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if test "${cross_compiling}" != yes ; then
    ASN1_COMPILE="\$(top_builddir)/lib/asn1/asn1_compile\$(EXEEXT)"
    SLC="\$(top_builddir)/lib/sl/slc"
 
-   ASN1_COMPILE_DEP="\$(ASN1_COMPILE_DEP)"
+   ASN1_COMPILE_DEP="\$(ASN1_COMPILE)"
    SLC_DEP="\$(SLC)"
 else
    ASN1_COMPILE="asn1_compile"