diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1674447fb5..0322259d52 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2440,6 +2440,14 @@ EOF
 fi
 
 if arm ; then
+  echocheck "ARM pld instruction"
+  cat > $TMPC << EOF
+int main(void) { __asm__ volatile ("pld [r0]"); return 0; }
+EOF
+  pld=no
+  cc_check && pld=yes
+  echores "$pld"
+
   echocheck "ARMv5TE (Enhanced DSP Extensions)"
   if test $_armv5te = "auto" ; then
     cat > $TMPC << EOF
@@ -2481,7 +2489,7 @@ EOF
   echores "$_iwmmxt"
 fi
 
-_cpuexts_all='ALTIVEC MMX MMX2 3DNOW 3DNOWEX SSE SSE2 SSSE3 FAST_CMOV CMOV ARMV5TE ARMV6 ARMVFP IWMMXT MLIB MMI SH4 VIS MVI'
+_cpuexts_all='ALTIVEC MMX MMX2 3DNOW 3DNOWEX SSE SSE2 SSSE3 FAST_CMOV CMOV PLD ARMV5TE ARMV6 ARMVFP IWMMXT MLIB MMI SH4 VIS MVI'
 test "$_altivec"   = yes && _cpuexts="ALTIVEC $_cpuexts"
 test "$_mmx"       = yes && _cpuexts="MMX $_cpuexts"
 test "$_mmxext"    = yes && _cpuexts="MMX2 $_cpuexts"
@@ -2492,6 +2500,7 @@ test "$_sse2"      = yes && _cpuexts="SSE2 $_cpuexts"
 test "$_ssse3"     = yes && _cpuexts="SSSE3 $_cpuexts"
 test "$_cmov"      = yes && _cpuexts="CMOV $_cpuexts"
 test "$_fast_cmov" = yes && _cpuexts="FAST_CMOV $_cpuexts"
+test "$pld"        = yes && _cpuexts="PLD $_cpuexts"
 test "$_armv5te"   = yes && _cpuexts="ARMV5TE $_cpuexts"
 test "$_armv6"     = yes && _cpuexts="ARMV6 $_cpuexts"
 test "$_armvfp"    = yes && _cpuexts="ARMVFP $_cpuexts"