diff --git a/racket/src/configure b/racket/src/configure
index eb984315d5..577dfa576a 100755
--- a/racket/src/configure
+++ b/racket/src/configure
@@ -3242,7 +3242,7 @@ if test "${enable_cify}" = "yes" ; then
   STARTUP_AS_C=
   STARTUP_AS_AUTO=_auto
 else
-  if test "${enable_cify}" = "yes" ; then
+  if test "${enable_cify}" = "no" ; then
     STARTUP_AS_BYTECODE=
     STARTUP_AS_C=_c
     STARTUP_AS_AUTO=_auto
diff --git a/racket/src/racket/configure.ac b/racket/src/racket/configure.ac
index d3d167c160..67351334fb 100644
--- a/racket/src/racket/configure.ac
+++ b/racket/src/racket/configure.ac
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ if test "${enable_cify}" = "yes" ; then
   STARTUP_AS_C=
   STARTUP_AS_AUTO=_auto
 else
-  if test "${enable_cify}" = "yes" ; then
+  if test "${enable_cify}" = "no" ; then
     STARTUP_AS_BYTECODE=
     STARTUP_AS_C=_c
     STARTUP_AS_AUTO=_auto