diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 1d6b12af..4ab70e33 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -108,12 +108,16 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(
   if test x$enableval = "xyes"; then
     AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
     AC_DEFINE(REMEMBER, 1, " compile with remember")
+    REMEMBER_SRC=true
   else
     AC_MSG_RESULT([no])
+    REMEMBER_SRC=false
   fi,
   AC_MSG_RESULT([yes])
   AC_DEFINE(REMEMBER, 1, " compile with remember")
+  REMEMBER_SRC=true
 )
+AM_CONDITIONAL(REMEMBER_SRC, test x$REMEMBER_SRC = xtrue)
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([whether to include the new WM Spec])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(