diff --git a/SDL_gfx.spec b/SDL_gfx.spec
index 4827c4a..087b717 100644
--- a/SDL_gfx.spec
+++ b/SDL_gfx.spec
@@ -78,7 +78,9 @@ written in plain C and can be used in C++ code.
 %setup -q
 
 %build
-%configure --disable-static --with-pic --disable-mmx
+# MMX code has a problem with uninitialized variables; we would only turn it
+# on for x86_64 anyway - but that one can use SSE instead.
+%configure --disable-static --disable-mmx
 make %{?_smp_mflags}
 
 %install