diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d073cb1bef..15652b501f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2472,6 +2472,7 @@ fi],
 master_top_srcdir=$master_top_srcdir
 enable_f77=$enable_f77
 enable_fc=$enable_fc
+enable_f08=$enable_f08
 has_exclaim=$has_exclaim
 has_fort_real8=$pac_cv_fort_real8
 includebuild_dir=$includebuild_dir
@@ -2489,6 +2490,8 @@ if test "$enable_fc" = "yes" ; then
 fi
 
 f08_works=no
+AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_F08_BINDING], [test "$f08_works" = "yes"])
+if test "$enable_f08" = "yes" ; then
 if test "$enable_fc" = "yes" ; then
     PAC_FC_2008_SUPPORT([f08_works=yes],[f08_works=no])
 fi
@@ -2500,6 +2503,7 @@ if test "$f08_works" = "yes" ; then
 else
     status_f08_works=0
 fi
+fi
 AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(HAVE_F08_BINDING, $status_f08_works, [Define to 1 to enable Fortran 2008 binding])
 
 # Set defaults for these values so that the Makefile in src/bindings/f90