diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5d12402529..a44ccd81c1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -410,6 +410,11 @@ $_cc $TMPC -o $TMPO -lpthread &> /dev/null || \
 _sdl=no
 if $_cc $TMPC -o $TMPO -L/usr/lib/ -L/usr/local/lib/ -lSDL -lpthread &> /dev/null ; then
 	if test `sdl-config --version | sed s/[=[:punct:]=]//g` -gt 116 ; then
+		if test `sdl-config --version | sed s/[=[:punct:]=]//g` -lt 121 ; then
+			_sdlbuggy='#define BUGGY_SDL'
+		else	
+			_sdlbuggy='#undef BUGGY_SDL'
+		fi	
 		_sdl=yes
 	else
 		_sdl=outdated
@@ -1061,6 +1066,8 @@ $_gl
 $_dga
 $_dga2
 $_sdldef
+/* defined for SDLlib with keyrepeat bugs (before 1.2.1) */
+$_sdlbuggy
 $_3dfx
 $_mga
 $_syncfb