diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 82d558683c..d9444c27db 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4236,8 +4236,8 @@ if test "$_vidix" = yes ; then
   test "$_vidix_drivers" || _vidix_drivers="cyberblade ivtv mach64 mga mga_crtc2 nvidia pm2 pm3 radeon rage128 savage sis unichrome"
   test $_ivtv = "yes" || _vidix_drivers=`echo $_vidix_drivers | sed s/ivtv//`
 
-  # some vidix drivers are not meant to work on powerpc, discard them
-  ppc && _vidix_drivers=`echo $_vidix_drivers | sed -e s/cyberblade// -e s/sis// -e s/unichrome//`
+  # some vidix drivers are meant to work on x86 only, discard them elsewhere
+  x86 || _vidix_drivers=`echo $_vidix_drivers | sed -e s/cyberblade// -e s/sis// -e s/unichrome//`
 
   for driver in $_vidix_drivers ; do
     uc_driver=`echo $driver | tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]'`