diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7ee8553bac..4db2ff2b64 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1697,6 +1697,9 @@ case $target_os in
         ;;
     gnu/kfreebsd)
         ;;
+    gnu)
+        disable dv1394
+        ;;
 
     *)
         die "Unknown OS '$target_os'."