diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5992f0d781..b0532d3111 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -314,6 +314,7 @@ if test -z "$backend_set"; then
     enable_win32_backend=yes
   else
     enable_x11_backend=yes
+    enable_wayland_backend=yes
   fi
 fi