diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4dfd4a565d1..0aceffb3506 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -20271,7 +20271,7 @@ else
 
       case $ac_sys_system in #(
   Emscripten) :
-    $with_ensurepip=no ;; #(
+    with_ensurepip=no ;; #(
   *) :
     with_ensurepip=upgrade
        ;;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 38f943fa9d7..99fa94d1029 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -5873,7 +5873,7 @@ AC_ARG_WITH(ensurepip,
     [],
     [
       AS_CASE([$ac_sys_system],
-        [Emscripten], [$with_ensurepip=no],
+        [Emscripten], [with_ensurepip=no],
         [with_ensurepip=upgrade]
       )
     ])