--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1124,7 +1124,7 @@
 AM_CONDITIONAL(OS_WIN32_MINGW, [echo $host_os | grep '^mingw' > /dev/null])
 dnl or OS2
 AM_CONDITIONAL(OS_OS2, [echo $host_os | grep '^os2' > /dev/null])
-AM_CONDITIONAL(OS_ARM_LINUX, [echo $host_alias | grep '^arm-linux' > /dev/null])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(OS_ARM_LINUX, [echo $host_alias | grep '^arm-linux-skip' > /dev/null])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(OS_ARMV6_LINUX, [echo $host_alias | grep '^armv6-linux' > /dev/null])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ANDROID, [test x"${ANDROID}" = xyes])