diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 4ce6cf53..a0467783 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5310,6 +5310,17 @@ cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
 #define WWWDIR "$wwwdir"
 _ACEOF
 
+else
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define WWWUSER ""
+_ACEOF
+
+
+cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
+#define WWWDIR ""
+_ACEOF
+
 fi
 
 # Set default config file location
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index f8013356..5fd5c099 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -253,6 +253,9 @@ if test "x${with_restconf}" != "x"; then
    AC_MSG_RESULT(www user is $wwwuser)	
    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(WWWUSER, "$wwwuser", [WWW user for restconf daemon])
    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(WWWDIR, "$wwwdir", [WWW dir for restconf daemon])
+else
+   AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(WWWUSER, "", [WWW user for restconf daemon])
+   AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(WWWDIR, "", [WWW dir for restconf daemon])
 fi
 
 # Set default config file location