diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 96420a302862f6eb47611c975e09529295dfe0a3..2e7278e17d62685671d58e5e57908e8dc01ec44b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1683,7 +1683,6 @@ AS_IF([test "${enable_altivec}" = "yes"], [
   AS_IF([test "${ac_cv_altivec_inline}" != "no"], [
     AS_IF([test "${ac_cv_altivec_inline}" != "yes"], [
       ALTIVEC_CFLAGS="${ac_cv_altivec_inline}"
-      VLC_ADD_CFLAGS([libvlccore],[${ac_cv_altivec_inline}])
     ])
     have_altivec="yes"
   ])
@@ -1704,7 +1703,6 @@ AS_IF([test "${enable_altivec}" = "yes"], [
   AS_IF([test "${ac_cv_c_altivec}" != "no"], [
     CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} ${ac_cv_c_altivec}"
     AC_DEFINE(CAN_COMPILE_C_ALTIVEC, 1, [Define to 1 if C AltiVec extensions are available.])
-    VLC_ADD_CFLAGS([libvlccore],[${ac_cv_c_altivec}])
     ALTIVEC_CFLAGS="$ALTIVEC_CFLAGS ${ac_cv_c_altivec}"
     VLC_ADD_CFLAGS([deinterlace],[${ac_cv_c_altivec}])
     have_altivec="yes"