diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ce43f9f535..78c15c53c5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -25652,7 +25652,7 @@ rm -f conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
                                         wx_cv_lib_gtk=none
                 else
                                                             wx_cv_cflags_gtk=$GTK_CFLAGS
-                    wx_cv_libs_gtk=$GTK_LIBS
+                    wx_cv_libs_gtk=`echo $GTK_LIBS | sed -e 's/ -l[^ ]*cairo[^ ]*//g'`
                 fi