diff --git a/stepmania/configure.ac b/stepmania/configure.ac
index 85c31cc0be..d8412fb81d 100644
--- a/stepmania/configure.ac
+++ b/stepmania/configure.ac
@@ -79,9 +79,10 @@ x86_64-*)
 	;;
 powerpc-*)
 	AC_DEFINE(CPU_PPC, 1, [PPC])
+	have_parallel_port=no
 	;;
 esac
-
+AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_PARALLEL_PORT, test "${have_parallel_port-yes}" = "yes")
 
 AC_C_BIGENDIAN( 
 	AC_DEFINE(ENDIAN_BIG, 1, [Big endian]),
diff --git a/stepmania/src/Makefile.am b/stepmania/src/Makefile.am
index 0364a6cdc4..e09dd00d24 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/stepmania/src/Makefile.am
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ if UNIX
 ArchHooks += arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Unix.cpp arch/ArchHooks/ArchHooks_Unix.h
 Threads += arch/Threads/Threads_Pthreads.cpp arch/Threads/Threads_Pthreads.h
 Lights += arch/Lights/LightsDriver_LinuxWeedTech.cpp arch/Lights/LightsDriver_LinuxWeedTech.h
+if HAVE_PARALLEL_PORT
 Lights += arch/Lights/LightsDriver_LinuxParallel.cpp arch/Lights/LightsDriver_LinuxParallel.h
+endif
 
 ArchUtils +=    archutils/Unix/AssertionHandler.cpp \
 		archutils/Unix/GetSysInfo.cpp archutils/Unix/GetSysInfo.h \