diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index cba9d315d..9c3ee9946 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1220,6 +1220,7 @@ if test "x$XORG" = xauto; then
 	XORG="yes"
 	case $host_os in
 		cygwin*) XORG="no" ;;
+		darwin*) XORG="no" ;;
 	esac
 fi
 AC_MSG_RESULT([$XORG])