--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -19543,7 +19543,9 @@
 $as_echo_n "checking if argv can be written to... " >&6; }
 if test "$cross_compiling" = yes; then :
 
+if test "${curl_cv_writable_argv+set}" != set; then :
   curl_cv_writable_argv=cross
+fi
 
 else
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext