diff --git a/legacy/evas/configure.in b/legacy/evas/configure.in
index ed20b4a77e..f7387c9b3b 100644
--- a/legacy/evas/configure.in
+++ b/legacy/evas/configure.in
@@ -476,24 +476,24 @@ fi
 have_evas_cairo_x11="no";
 ENGINE_CAIRO_X11_PRG="";
 # Automatic check...
-PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CAIRO, cairo >= 1.0.0,
-  [ have_evas_cairo_x11="yes" ],
-  [ have_evas_cairo_x11="no" ]
-)
+#PKG_CHECK_MODULES(CAIRO, cairo >= 1.0.0,
+#  [ have_evas_cairo_x11="yes" ],
+#  [ have_evas_cairo_x11="no" ]
+#)
 # Manual override
-AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether cairo x11 backend is to be built)
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(cairo-x11, [  --enable-cairo-x11              enable the Cairo X11 display engine], [
-	   if [ test "$enableval" = "yes" ]; then
-	     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
-	     have_evas_cairo_x11="yes"
-	   else
-	     AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
-	     have_evas_cairo_x11="no"
-	   fi
-        ], [
-	   AC_MSG_RESULT($have_evas_cairo_x11)
-	]
-)
+#AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether cairo x11 backend is to be built)
+#AC_ARG_ENABLE(cairo-x11, [  --enable-cairo-x11              enable the Cairo X11 display engine], [
+#	   if [ test "$enableval" = "yes" ]; then
+#	     AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
+#	     have_evas_cairo_x11="yes"
+#	   else
+#	     AC_MSG_RESULT(no)
+#	     have_evas_cairo_x11="no"
+#	   fi
+#        ], [
+#	   AC_MSG_RESULT($have_evas_cairo_x11)
+#	]
+#)
 if test "x$have_evas_cairo_x11" = "xyes"; then
   AC_CHECK_HEADER(X11/X.h,
     [