diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index a33623fc..ebbcf4a5 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ project "re3"
 			-- iterates all configs and runs on them
 			["dontWrite"] = function (cfg)
 				check_symbol_exists(cfg, "haveX11", "glfwGetX11Display", { "X11/Xlib.h", "X11/XKBlib.h", "GLFW/glfw3.h", "GLFW/glfw3native.h" }, "GLFW_EXPOSE_NATIVE_X11")
-				if cfg.autoconf["haveX11"] then
+				if cfg.autoconf["haveX11"] ~= nil and cfg.autoconf["haveX11"] == 1 then
 					table.insert(cfg.links, "X11")
 					table.insert(cfg.defines, "GET_KEYBOARD_INPUT_FROM_X11")
 				end