diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a517d95b45..7130b4c8e9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6513,6 +6513,14 @@ if enabled x86; then
             disable ffnvcodec cuvid nvdec nvenc
             ;;
     esac
+elif enabled ppc64 && ! enabled bigendian; then
+    case $target_os in
+        linux)
+            ;;
+        *)
+            disable ffnvcodec cuvid nvdec nvenc
+            ;;
+    esac
 else
     disable ffnvcodec cuvid nvdec nvenc
 fi