diff --git a/configure.d b/configure.d
index bd017d4a..f8045474 100644
--- a/configure.d
+++ b/configure.d
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ struct Options
      */
     bool staticallyLinkBinary = false;
 
+    /// Only generate configuration if needed.
+    bool ifNeeded = false;
+
     /// The path to the LLVM/Clang library directory.
     string llvmLibPath ()
     {
@@ -414,6 +417,9 @@ private:
     }
 }
 
+/// The name of the file where the configuration is written.
+enum configPath = "linker_flags.txt";
+
 /**
  * This mixin template contains shared logic to generate the actual
  * configuration.
@@ -422,9 +428,6 @@ mixin template BaseConfigurator()
 {
     private
     {
-        /// The name of the file where the configuration is written.
-        enum configPath = "linker_flags.txt";
-
         /// The options that were the result of parsing the command line flags.
         Options options;
 
@@ -677,13 +680,16 @@ void main(string[] args)
 {
     auto options = parseArguments(args);
 
-    if (!options.help)
-    {
-        if (options.staticallyLinkClang)
-            StaticConfigurator(options, DefaultConfig()).generateConfig();
-        else
-            DynamicConfigurator(options, DefaultConfig()).generateConfig();
-    }
+    if (options.help)
+        return;
+
+    if (options.ifNeeded && exists(configPath))
+        return;
+
+    if (options.staticallyLinkClang)
+        StaticConfigurator(options, DefaultConfig()).generateConfig();
+    else
+        DynamicConfigurator(options, DefaultConfig()).generateConfig();
 }
 
 private:
@@ -707,7 +713,8 @@ Options parseArguments(string[] args)
         "llvm-path", "The path to the LLVM/Clang root directory.", &options.llvmPath,
         // "ncurses-lib-path", "The path to the ncurses library.", &options.ncursesLibPath,
         "statically-link-clang", "Statically link libclang. Defaults to no.", &options.staticallyLinkClang,
-        "statically-link-binary", "Completely statically link the binary. Defaults to no.", &options.staticallyLinkBinary
+        "statically-link-binary", "Completely statically link the binary. Defaults to no.", &options.staticallyLinkBinary,
+        "if-needed", "Only generate the configuration if needed. Defaults to no.", &options.ifNeeded
     );
 
     version (OSX)
diff --git a/dub.json b/dub.json
index 200ad8fa..f1e02861 100644
--- a/dub.json
+++ b/dub.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "preGenerateCommands-windows": ["$PACKAGE_DIR/tools/generate_version.bat"],
 
     "preBuildCommands": [
-        "(! [ -s linker_flags.txt ] && ./configure) || true"
+        "$DC -run configure.d --if-needed"
     ],
 
     "lflags": ["@$PACKAGE_DIR/linker_flags.txt"],