diff --git a/build/bakefiles/config.bkl b/build/bakefiles/config.bkl
index 61d6c30de1..88c0faa723 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/config.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/config.bkl
@@ -234,6 +234,11 @@ Default is to use debug CRT if and only if BUILD==debug.
         </description>
     </option>
 
+    <option name="USE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM">
+        <values>0,1</values>
+        <default-value>0</default-value>
+    </option>
+
     <option name="USE_MEDIA">
         <values>0,1</values>
         <default-value>1</default-value>
@@ -517,6 +522,7 @@ For example, add "-F pe-i386" here if using 64 bit windres for 32 bit build.
         <set var="USE_STC">1</set>
         <set var="USE_HTML">1</set>
         <set var="USE_WEBVIEW">1</set>
+        <set var="USE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM">0</set>
         <set var="USE_MEDIA">1</set>
         <set var="USE_XRC">1</set>
         <set var="USE_OPENGL">1</set>
diff --git a/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl b/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl
index c1062d04a9..72e0d7a26b 100644
--- a/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl
+++ b/build/bakefiles/multilib.bkl
@@ -197,10 +197,8 @@
     <wxshortcut id="wxwebview" cond="MONOLITHIC=='0' and USE_WEBVIEW=='1'"/>
 
     <dll id="webviewchromiumdll" template="wx_dll"
-         cond="SHARED=='1' and USE_GUI=='1' and USE_WEBVIEW=='1' and MONOLITHIC=='0'">
-        <if cond="IS_MSVC_PRJ=='1' and BUILDING_LIB=='1'">
-            <define>wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM=1</define>
-        </if>
+         cond="SHARED=='1' and USE_GUI=='1' and USE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM=='1' and MONOLITHIC=='0'">
+        <define>wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM=1</define>
         <define>WXUSINGDLL</define>
         <define>WXMAKINGDLL_WEBVIEW</define>
         <sources>$(WEBVIEWCHROMIUM_SRC)</sources>
@@ -216,16 +214,14 @@
     </dll>
 
     <lib id="webviewchromiumlib" template="wx_lib"
-         cond="SHARED=='0' and USE_GUI=='1' and USE_WEBVIEW=='1' and MONOLITHIC=='0'">
-        <if cond="IS_MSVC_PRJ=='1' and BUILDING_LIB=='1'">
-            <define>wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM=1</define>
-        </if>
+         cond="SHARED=='0' and USE_GUI=='1' and USE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM=='1' and MONOLITHIC=='0'">
+        <define>wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM=1</define>
         <sources>$(WEBVIEWCHROMIUM_SRC)</sources>
         <msvc-headers>$(WEBVIEWCHROMIUM_HDR)</msvc-headers>
         <include>$(CEF_INCLUDE_DIR)</include>
     </lib>
 
-    <wxshortcut id="wxwebviewchromium" cond="MONOLITHIC=='0' and USE_WEBVIEW=='1'"/>
+    <wxshortcut id="wxwebviewchromium" cond="MONOLITHIC=='0' and USE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM=='1'"/>
 
     <set var="MSVC6PRJ_MERGED_TARGETS_MULTILIB" append="1">webview=webviewlib+webviewdll</set>
     <set var="MSVC6PRJ_MERGED_TARGETS_MULTILIB" append="1">webviewchromium=webviewchromiumlib+webviewchromiumdll</set>
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 03f7768cdd..fc07ca1642 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -7231,6 +7231,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_WEBVIEW" = "yes"; then
     AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_WEBVIEW)
     SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS webview"
     if test "$wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM" = "yes"; then
+        USE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM=1
         AC_DEFINE(wxUSE_WEBVIEW_CHROMIUM)
         SAMPLES_SUBDIRS="$SAMPLES_SUBDIRS webview_chromium"
     fi