diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8c31782b08..7f4e8f4afe 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -922,7 +922,6 @@ fft_mmx_deps="mmx yasm"
 aac_decoder_select="fft"
 ac3_decoder_deps="gpl"
 ac3_decoder_select="fft"
-ac3_encoder_select="fft"
 atrac3_decoder_select="fft"
 cook_decoder_select="fft"
 dca_decoder_select="fft"