diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 102154a690..b755300ad3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -954,7 +954,7 @@ case $host in
       fi
     fi
     ;;
-  i386-darwin* | x86_64-darwin*)
+  i386*-darwin* | x86_64*-darwin*)
     dnl Only osx supports cocoa. ios requires EAGL.
     if test "x$NEED_WGL" = "xyes"; then
       AC_MSG_ERROR([WGL is not available on Mac OS X])