diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 98421cad22..7fa3ee8574 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2855,7 +2855,7 @@ done
 
 check_lib math.h sin -lm
 disabled crystalhd || check_lib libcrystalhd/libcrystalhd_if.h DtsCrystalHDVersion -lcrystalhd || disable crystalhd
-disabled vaapi || check_lib va/va.h vaInitialize -lva
+disabled vaapi || check_lib va/va.h vaInitialize -lva || disable vaapi
 
 check_mathfunc exp2
 check_mathfunc exp2f