diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d81eaa8058..80e341f70a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1501,6 +1501,7 @@ AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_METADATA, false)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_FAAC, false)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_FAAD, false)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_FBDEV, false)
+AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_FLITE, false)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_GSM, false)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_JACK, false)
 AM_CONDITIONAL(USE_JP2K, false)