diff --git a/configure b/configure
index f96b9da7da..e21aa86bba 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1970,11 +1970,6 @@ case "$target_arch2" in
     echo "TARGET_ARCH=i386" >> $config_mak
     echo "#define TARGET_ARCH \"i386\"" >> $config_h
     echo "#define TARGET_I386 1" >> $config_h
-    if test $kqemu = "yes" -a "$target_softmmu" = "yes"
-    then
-      echo "CONFIG_KQEMU=y" >> $config_mak
-      echo "#define CONFIG_KQEMU 1" >> $config_h
-    fi
     target_phys_bits=32
   ;;
   x86_64)
@@ -1983,11 +1978,6 @@ case "$target_arch2" in
     echo "#define TARGET_ARCH \"x86_64\"" >> $config_h
     echo "#define TARGET_I386 1" >> $config_h
     echo "#define TARGET_X86_64 1" >> $config_h
-    if test $kqemu = "yes" -a "$target_softmmu" = "yes" -a $cpu = "x86_64"
-    then
-      echo "CONFIG_KQEMU=y" >> $config_mak
-      echo "#define CONFIG_KQEMU 1" >> $config_h
-    fi
     target_phys_bits=64
   ;;
   alpha)
@@ -2145,6 +2135,11 @@ case "$target_arch2" in
       echo "CONFIG_XEN=y" >> $config_mak
       echo "#define CONFIG_XEN 1" >> $config_h
     fi
+    if test $kqemu = "yes" -a "$target_softmmu" = "yes"
+    then
+      echo "CONFIG_KQEMU=y" >> $config_mak
+      echo "#define CONFIG_KQEMU 1" >> $config_h
+    fi
 esac
 case "$target_arch2" in
   i386|x86_64|ppcemb)