diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d437e1b7..ddc6c972 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ VKD3D_CHECK_FUNC([HAVE_SYNC_SUB_AND_FETCH], [__sync_sub_and_fetch], [__sync_sub_
 
 VKD3D_CHECK_PTHREAD_SETNAME_NP
 
+AS_IF([test "x$enable_demos" != "xyes"], [enable_demos=no])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_DEMOS], [test "x$enable_demos" = "xyes"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_WIDL], [test "x$WIDL" != "xno"])
 AM_CONDITIONAL([HAVE_CROSSTARGET32], [test "x$CROSSTARGET32" != "xno"])
@@ -113,6 +114,8 @@ AS_ECHO(["
 
   Have SPIRV-Tools: ${HAVE_SPIRV_TOOLS}
 
+  Building demos: ${enable_demos}
+
   Building crosstests: ${HAVE_CROSSTEST}"])
 AS_IF([test "x$CROSSTARGET32" != "xno"], [AS_ECHO(["    Using 32-bit cross compiler: $CROSSCC32"])])
 AS_IF([test "x$CROSSTARGET64" != "xno"], [AS_ECHO(["    Using 64-bit cross compiler: $CROSSCC64"])])