diff --git a/aclocal.m4 b/aclocal.m4
index c68bf87..e2a2ccf 100644
--- a/aclocal.m4
+++ b/aclocal.m4
@@ -1251,12 +1251,14 @@ CF_ARG_DISABLE(echo,
     RULE_CC='@echo compiling [$]<'
     SHOW_CC='@echo compiling [$]@'
     ECHO_CC='@'
+    WITH_ECHO='no'
 ],[
     ECHO_LT=''
     ECHO_LD=''
     RULE_CC=''
     SHOW_CC=''
     ECHO_CC=''
+    WITH_ECHO='yes'
 ])
 AC_MSG_RESULT($enableval)
 AC_SUBST(ECHO_LT)
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ed95e1d..e6e0896 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ TINFO_NAME="$TINFO_NAME"
 TINFO_SUFFIX="$TINFO_SUFFIX"
 USE_OLD_MAKERULES="$USE_OLD_MAKERULES"
 WITH_CURSES_H="$with_curses_h"
-WITH_ECHO="$with_echo"
+WITH_ECHO="$WITH_ECHO"
 WITH_OVERWRITE="$with_overwrite"
 cf_LIST_MODELS="$cf_list_models"
 cf_cv_abi_version="$cf_cv_abi_version"