diff --git a/legacy/evas/configure.in b/legacy/evas/configure.in
index ef7e30bbf6..710970a1ae 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/configure.in
+++ b/legacy/evas/configure.in
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ rm -f config.cache
 AC_INIT(configure.in)
 AC_CANONICAL_BUILD
 AC_CANONICAL_HOST
-AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 AC_ISC_POSIX
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE(evas, 0.9.9.005)
 AM_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
@@ -695,7 +694,7 @@ fi
 #######################################
 ## MMX
 build_cpu_mmx="no"
-case $target_cpu in
+case $host_cpu in
   i*86)
     build_cpu_mmx="yes"
     ;;
@@ -723,7 +722,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(cpu-mmx,
 #######################################
 ## SSE
 build_cpu_sse="no"
-case $target_cpu in
+case $host_cpu in
   i*86)
     build_cpu_sse="yes"
     ;;
@@ -751,7 +750,7 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(cpu-sse,
 #######################################
 ## ALTIVEC
 build_cpu_altivec="no"
-case $target_cpu in
+case $host_cpu in
   *power* | *ppc*)
     build_cpu_altivec="yes"
     ;;