diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvdpau/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvdpau/default.nix
index 4da60397444..a6da96dc863 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvdpau/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvdpau/default.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ xorg.libX11 ];
 
-  configureFlags = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "--build=x86_64";
-
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://people.freedesktop.org/~aplattner/vdpau/;
     description = "Library to use the Video Decode and Presentation API for Unix (VDPAU)";