--- mplayer/configure.orig	2009-11-17 23:59:50.000000000 +0100
+++ mplayer/configure	2009-11-18 02:23:19.760319977 +0100
@@ -742,6 +742,7 @@
 _w32threads=auto
 _ass=auto
 _rpath=no
+_disable_altivec=no
 _asmalign_pot=auto
 _stream_cache=yes
 _priority=no
@@ -1315,7 +1316,7 @@
   --enable-fast-cmov) _fast_cmov=yes ;;
   --disable-fast-cmov) _fast_cmov=no ;;
   --enable-altivec) _altivec=yes ;;
-  --disable-altivec) _altivec=no ;;
+  --disable-altivec) _altivec=no; _disable_altivec=yes ;;
   --enable-armv5te) _armv5te=yes ;;
   --disable-armv5te) _armv5te=no ;;
   --enable-armv6) _armv6=yes ;;
@@ -2639,15 +2640,15 @@
 
 #FIXME: This should happen before the check for CFLAGS..
 def_altivec_h='#define HAVE_ALTIVEC_H 0'
-if ppc && ( test "$_altivec" = yes || test "$_runtime_cpudetection" = yes ) ; then
+if ppc && ( test "$_altivec" = yes || test "$_runtime_cpudetection" = yes ) && test "$_disable_altivec" != "yes"; then
 
     # check if AltiVec is supported by the compiler, and how to enable it
     echocheck "GCC AltiVec flags"
     cat > $TMPC << EOF
 int main(void) { return 0; }
 EOF
-    if $(cc_check -maltivec -mabi=altivec) ; then
-    _altivec_gcc_flags="-maltivec -mabi=altivec"
+    if $(cc_check -maltivec) ; then
+    _altivec_gcc_flags="-maltivec"
     # check if <altivec.h> should be included
     cat > $TMPC << EOF
 #include <altivec.h>