diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2503d4b..0c36685 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -20662,7 +20662,7 @@ printf "%s\n" "yes" >&6; }
 fi
 NEEDED="xau >= 0.99.2"
 case $host_os in
-linux*) ;;
+linux*|darwin*) ;;
      *) NEEDED="$NEEDED pthread-stubs" ;;
 esac
