diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7009aada48..1f2fbb3c56 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6452,10 +6452,17 @@ cat > $TMPC << EOF
 int main(void) { x264_encoder_open((void*)0); return 0; }
 EOF
 _ld_x264="$_ld_x264 -lx264 $_ld_pthread"
-if test "$_x264" != no && \
-( cc_check $_inc_x264 $_ld_x264 $_ld_lm || \
-( test "$_x11" = yes && cc_check $_inc_x264 $_inc_x11 $_ld_x264 $_ld_x11 $_ld_lm )) ; \
-then
+if test "$_x264" != no ; then 
+  _x264=no
+  if cc_check $_inc_x264 $_ld_x264 $_ld_lm ; then 
+    _x264=yes
+  elif  test "$_x11" = yes && cc_check $_inc_x264 $_inc_x11 $_ld_x264 $_ld_x11 $_ld_lm ; then
+    _x264=yes
+    _ld_x264="$_ld_x264 $_ld_x11"
+  fi
+fi
+
+if test "$_x264" = yes ; then
   _x264=yes
   _def_x264='#define HAVE_X264 1'
   _codecmodules="x264 $_codecmodules"