diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0dfa2ac3ae..fccf0840d6 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -8112,8 +8112,15 @@ $_def_stream_cache
 /* "restrict" keyword */
 $_def_restrict_keyword
 
-/* __builtin_expect branch prediction hint, libmpeg2 + FFmpeg */
+/* __builtin_expect branch prediction hint */
 $_def_builtin_expect
+#ifdef HAVE_BUILTIN_EXPECT
+#define likely(x) __builtin_expect ((x) != 0, 1)
+#define unlikely(x) __builtin_expect ((x) != 0, 0)
+#else
+#define likely(x) (x)
+#define unlikely(x) (x)
+#endif
 
 /* attribute(used) as needed by some compilers */
 #if (__GNUC__ * 100 + __GNUC_MINOR__ >= 300)