diff --git a/legacy/evas/configure.ac b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
index d5a614f8ea..877cfd506c 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/configure.ac
+++ b/legacy/evas/configure.ac
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ case "$host_os" in
       want_evas_image_loader_svg="no"
       ;;
    darwin*)
+      want_evas_engine_software_x11="auto"
       want_evas_engine_quartz="auto"
       ;;
    *)