diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e96db9e352..ee5a2a5417 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1659,6 +1659,9 @@ case $target_os in
         ;;
     gnu/kfreebsd)
         ;;
+    gnu)
+        disable dv1394
+        ;;
 
     *)
         die "Unknown OS '$target_os'."