diff --git a/Configure b/Configure
index f6ca42c82a..5900e18313 100755
--- a/Configure
+++ b/Configure
@@ -1125,6 +1125,8 @@ foreach (sort (keys %disabled))
 			else
 				{
 				push @skip, $algo;
+				# fix-up crypto/directory name(s)
+				@skip[$#skip]="whrlpool" if $algo eq "whirlpool";
 				print " (skip dir)";
 
 				$depflags .= " -DOPENSSL_NO_$ALGO";
@@ -1576,7 +1578,7 @@ else	{
 	$aes_obj=$aes_enc;
 	}
 $wp_obj="" if ($wp_obj =~ /mmx/ && $processor eq "386");
-if ($wp_obj =~ /\.o$/)
+if ($wp_obj =~ /\.o$/ && !$disabled{"whirlpool"})
 	{
 	$cflags.=" -DWHIRLPOOL_ASM";
 	}