diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 529bc9a25e..fa46c9375b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3078,8 +3078,7 @@ for opt do
     esac
 done
 
-[ "$env" != "" ] &&
-for e in "$env"; do
+for e in $env; do
     eval "export $e"
 done