diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0018d93e..1da0a59e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1467,7 +1467,6 @@ fi
 # find default thread option for target
 if grep >/dev/null '^QMAKE_LIBS_THREAD' $XQMAKESPEC/qmake.conf; then
     AUTOTHREAD=yes
-    AUTOTHREAD=no  ### leave off for now
 else
     AUTOTHREAD=never
 fi