diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 87f3dc3..9f15882 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #! /bin/sh
-# From configure.in Revision: 1.360 .
+# From configure.in Revision: 1.361 .
 # Guess values for system-dependent variables and create Makefiles.
 # Generated by GNU Autoconf 2.53 for python 2.3.
 #
@@ -11214,7 +11214,7 @@
 fi
 
 
-    if test $posix_threads != "yes"; then
+    if test "$posix_threads" != "yes"; then
       echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking for thr_create in -lthread" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking for thr_create in -lthread... $ECHO_C" >&6
 if test "${ac_cv_lib_thread_thr_create+set}" = set; then