1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 81618708e4..886000346a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1659,8 +1659,8 @@ fi
 # vhost interdependencies and host support
 
 # vhost backends
-if test "$vhost_user" = "yes" && test "$linux" != "yes"; then
-  error_exit "vhost-user is only available on Linux"
+if test "$vhost_user" = "yes" && test "$mingw32" = "yes"; then
+  error_exit "vhost-user is not available on Windows"
 fi
 test "$vhost_vdpa" = "" && vhost_vdpa=$linux
 if test "$vhost_vdpa" = "yes" && test "$linux" != "yes"; then