--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -24429,7 +24429,9 @@
      darwin*)
       if test "$cross_compiling" = yes
 then :
+     if test "${curl_cv_writable_argv+set}" != set; then :
   curl_cv_writable_argv=cross
+     fi
 
 else $as_nop
   cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
