Index: pcsc-lite-1.8.11/configure.ac
===================================================================
--- pcsc-lite-1.8.11/configure.ac
+++ pcsc-lite-1.8.11/configure.ac
@@ -284,16 +284,15 @@ fi
 POLKIT_MINIMUM=0.111
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(polkit,
 	AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-polkit],
-		[Build with polkit support]),
-		use_polkit=$withval, use_polkit=no)
-if test "$use_polkit" != "no"; then
-	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(POLKIT, [polkit-gobject-1 >= $POLKIT_MINIMUM], [use_polkit=yes], [use_polkit=no])
-	if test "$use_polkit" != "no";then
+		[Build with polkit support]))
+if test "x$enable_polkit" != "xno"; then
+	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(POLKIT, [polkit-gobject-1 >= $POLKIT_MINIMUM], [enable_polkit=yes], [enable_polkit=no])
+	if test "$enable_polkit" != "no";then
 		AC_DEFINE([HAVE_POLKIT], 1, [Build polkit access control support])
 		polkit_policy_dir=$($PKG_CONFIG polkit-gobject-1 --variable=policydir)
 		AC_SUBST(POLICY_DIR, [$polkit_policy_dir])
 	else
-	        use_polkit=no
+	        enable_polkit=no
 	        AC_MSG_ERROR([[
 *** 
 *** polkit >= $POLKIT_MINIMUM was not found. Access control will be disabled.
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ if test "$use_polkit" != "no"; then
 *** ]])
 	fi
 fi
-AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_POLKIT, test "$use_polkit" != "no")
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ENABLE_POLKIT, test "$enable_polkit" != "no")
 
 # --with-systemdsystemunitdir=DIR
 AC_ARG_WITH([systemdsystemunitdir],