diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 95838ce751..cac9a038a4 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5793,8 +5793,6 @@ if [ "$CFG_GUI" = "auto" ]; then
 fi
 if [ "$CFG_GUI" = "no" ]; then
     QT_CONFIG="$QT_CONFIG no-gui"
-else
-    QCONFIG_FLAGS="$QCONFIG_FLAGS QT_NO_GUI"
 fi