diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e782f2389d..6ed696950b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -5836,6 +5836,7 @@ fi
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # give feedback on configuration
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+exec 3>&1 1>$outpath/config.summary # redirect output temporarily to config.summary
 
 case "$COMPILER" in
 g++*)
@@ -6045,6 +6046,10 @@ if [ "$CFG_OPENSSL" = "linked" ] && [ "$OPENSSL_LIBS" = "" ]; then
     echo "    OPENSSL_LIBS='-L/opt/ssl/lib -lssl -lcrypto' ./configure -openssl-linked"
     echo
 fi
+
+exec 1>&3 3>&- # restore stdout
+cat $outpath/config.summary # display config feedback to user
+
 if [ "$BUILD_ON_MAC" = "yes" ] && [ "$CFG_FRAMEWORK" = "yes" ] && [ "$CFG_DEBUG" = "yes" ] && [ "$CFG_DEBUG_RELEASE" = "no" ]; then
     echo
     echo "Error: debug-only framework builds are not supported. Configure with -no-framework"