diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 940271e2..9f1def2b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -z "$PRIVSEP" ] || [ "$PRIVSEP" = yes ]; then
 	echo "Enabling Privilege Separation"
+	PRIVSEP=yes
 
 	# Try and work out system user
 	if [ -z "$PRIVSEP_USER" ]; then