diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b69f90d70..59d190d37 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2198,7 +2198,7 @@ case "${target}" in
     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs target-newlib target-libgloss ${libgcj}"
     ;;
   powerpc-*-darwin* | i[3456789]86-*-darwin* | x86_64-*-darwin9*)
-    noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs bfd binutils ld gas opcodes gdb gprof"
+    noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs ld gas gdb gprof"
     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs sim target-rda"
     ;;
   *-*-darwin*)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 180473177..d4b962f04 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ case "${target}" in
     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs target-newlib target-libgloss ${libgcj}"
     ;;
   powerpc-*-darwin* | i[[3456789]]86-*-darwin* | x86_64-*-darwin9*)
-    noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs bfd binutils ld gas opcodes gdb gprof"
+    noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs ld gas gdb gprof"
     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs sim target-rda"
     ;;
   *-*-darwin*)