diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 5397fa9174..ac117c4c44 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1770,6 +1770,7 @@ cat > $TMPC << EOF
 int main(void) { return 0; }
 EOF
   if test "$_runtime_cpudetection" = no ; then
+    cc_check -march=native && proc=native
     if test "$proc" = "k8"; then
       cc_check -march=$proc $cpuopt=$proc || proc=athlon-xp
     fi
@@ -1915,6 +1916,7 @@ int main(void) { return 0; }
 EOF
     # This is a stripped-down version of the i386 fallback.
     if test "$_runtime_cpudetection" = no ; then
+      cc_check -march=native && proc=native
       # --- AMD processors ---
       if test "$proc" = "k8"; then
         cc_check -march=$proc $cpuopt=$proc || proc=athlon-xp