diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 413f412f0f..84c2254298 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ elif test -r /compat/linux/proc/cpuinfo && not x86 ; then
   # FreeBSD with Linux emulation /proc mounted,
   # extract CPU information from it
   _cpuinfo="cat /compat/linux/proc/cpuinfo"
-elif darwin ; then
+elif darwin && not x86 ; then
   # use hostinfo on Darwin
   _cpuinfo="hostinfo"
 elif aix; then
@@ -2295,6 +2295,7 @@ if test "$_vidix" = auto ; then
   qnx && _vidix=no
   sunos && _vidix=no
   beos && _vidix=no
+  darwin && _vidix=no
 fi
 
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