diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 14f7bcde0e..2fdbe8cbbe 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2962,6 +2962,7 @@ eamad_decoder_select="aandcttables blockdsp bswapdsp"
 eatgq_decoder_select="aandcttables"
 eatqi_decoder_select="aandcttables blockdsp bswapdsp"
 exr_decoder_deps="zlib"
+exr_decoder_select="bswapdsp"
 exr_encoder_deps="zlib"
 ffv1_decoder_select="rangecoder"
 ffv1_encoder_select="rangecoder"