--- configure
+++ configure
@@ -21887,7 +21887,9 @@
    LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$CURL_LIBRARY_PATH:$old
    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH
    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