diff --git a/build/libxml.m4 b/build/libxml.m4
index d69a8c88..ceb8c283 100644
--- a/build/libxml.m4
+++ b/build/libxml.m4
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBXML2_LDADD)
 AC_SUBST(LIBXML2_LDFLAGS)
 
 
-if test "x${with_libxml2}" == "xno"; then
+if test "x${with_libxml}" == "xno"; then
     LIBXML2_DISABLED=yes
 else
-    if test "x${with_libxml2}" != "x"; then
+    if test "x${with_libxml}" != "x"; then
         LIBXML2_MANDATORY=yes
     fi
 fi