diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 32bc5baf87..2bd7f647bd 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4147,7 +4147,8 @@ elif enabled ppc; then
 
     enable local_aligned_8 local_aligned_16
 
-    check_inline_asm dcbzl     '"dcbzl 0, %0" :: "r"(0)'
+    [ $cpu != e500 -a $cpu != e500v2 ] &&
+     check_inline_asm dcbzl    '"dcbzl 0, %0" :: "r"(0)'
     check_inline_asm ibm_asm   '"add 0, 0, 0"'
     check_inline_asm ppc4xx    '"maclhw r10, r11, r12"'
     check_inline_asm xform_asm '"lwzx %1, %y0" :: "Z"(*(int*)0), "r"(0)'