diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8546573196..fc60888843 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -846,7 +846,6 @@ if [ "$softmmu" = "yes" ] ; then
     default_target_list="\
 i386-softmmu \
 x86_64-softmmu \
-alpha-softmmu \
 arm-softmmu \
 cris-softmmu \
 lm32-softmmu \