diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 26cd7ea73a..22becbff01 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ print_config(){
 }
 
 print_enabled(){
-    test "$1" = -n && end=" " && shift || end="\n"
+    test x"$1" = x-n && end=" " && shift || end="\n"
     suf=$1
     shift
     for v; do