diff --git a/libs/pbd/wscript b/libs/pbd/wscript
index 3e7b423fc7..2ba79d0c34 100644
--- a/libs/pbd/wscript
+++ b/libs/pbd/wscript
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def configure(conf):
     # Boost headers
     autowaf.check_header(conf, 'cxx', 'boost/shared_ptr.hpp')
     autowaf.check_header(conf, 'cxx', 'boost/weak_ptr.hpp')
-    if conf.env['WINDOWS_VST_SUPPORT'] == True and Options.options.dist_target == 'mingw':
+    if Options.options.dist_target == 'mingw':
         conf.check(compiler='cxx',
                    lib='ole32',
                    mandatory=True,