diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6f75e2eb9f..fbf5d5f67c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2540,7 +2540,7 @@ if test \( "$cpu" = "i386" -o "$cpu" = "x86_64" \) -a \
         "$softmmu" = yes ; then
   roms="optionrom"
 fi
-if test "$cpu" = "ppc64" ; then
+if test "$cpu" = "ppc64" -a "$targetos" != "Darwin" ; then
   roms="$roms spapr-rtas"
 fi