diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5235d5f..12b0277 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -207,17 +207,16 @@ AC_SUBST(LIBEVENT_CFLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(LIBEVENT_LIBS)
 
 if test x${compile_python} = xyes; then
-   AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.6])
-
-   if test "$bwin32" = true; then
-       # set pyexecdir to somewhere like /c/Python26/Lib/site-packages
-       pyexecdir=${PYTHON_DIR}/Lib/site-packages
-       pythondir=${pyexecdir}
-       pkgpyexecdir=${pyexecdir}/${PACKAGE}
-       pkgpythondir=${pythondir}/${PACKAGE}
-
-   fi # end for bwin32
-
+    AM_PATH_PYTHON([2.6])
+    if test "$bwin32" = true; then
+        if test x$PYTHON_DIR != x; then
+            # set pyexecdir to somewhere like /c/Python26/Lib/site-packages
+            pyexecdir=${PYTHON_DIR}/Lib/site-packages
+            pythondir=${pyexecdir}
+            pkgpyexecdir=${pyexecdir}/${PACKAGE}
+            pkgpythondir=${pythondir}/${PACKAGE}
+        fi
+    fi
 fi
 
 mysql="yes"