diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dcc5ea7d63..87de49e2c2 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2319,6 +2319,12 @@ if test -z "$want_tools"; then
     fi
 fi
 
+##########################################
+# Disable features only meaningful for system-mode emulation
+if test "$softmmu" = "no"; then
+    audio_drv_list=""
+fi
+
 ##########################################
 # Some versions of Mac OS X incorrectly define SIZE_MAX
 cat > $TMPC << EOF