diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ca73c1cf8b1..5de6f3c7e1f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -669,7 +669,6 @@ probe CFG_LD               ld
 probe CFG_VALGRIND         valgrind
 probe CFG_PERF             perf
 probe CFG_ISCC             iscc
-probe CFG_JAVAC            javac
 probe CFG_ANTLR4           antlr4
 probe CFG_GRUN             grun
 probe CFG_FLEX             flex
@@ -679,6 +678,14 @@ probe CFG_XELATEX          xelatex
 probe CFG_GDB              gdb
 probe CFG_LLDB             lldb
 
+# On MacOS X, invoking `javac` pops up a dialog if the JDK is not
+# installed. Since `javac` is only used if `antlr4` is available,
+# probe for it only in this case.
+if [ ! -z "$CFG_ANTLR4" ]
+then
+   probe CFG_JAVAC            javac
+fi
+
 if [ ! -z "$CFG_GDB" ]
 then
     # Store GDB's version