diff --git a/lib/mesa/configure b/lib/mesa/configure
index 10f3ae2cd..5e668ffc0 100755
--- a/lib/mesa/configure
+++ b/lib/mesa/configure
@@ -19727,15 +19727,6 @@ rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
     conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
 LDFLAGS=$save_LDFLAGS
 
-case "$host_os" in
-openbsd*)
-    case "$host_cpu" in
-    powerpc*)
-        GC_SECTIONS="" ;;
-    esac
-    ;;
-esac
-
 
 
 case "$host_os" in
diff --git a/lib/mesa/configure.ac b/lib/mesa/configure.ac
index 29e2ad8c9..a7a6ce997 100644
--- a/lib/mesa/configure.ac
+++ b/lib/mesa/configure.ac
@@ -547,18 +547,6 @@ AC_LINK_IFELSE(
         GC_SECTIONS="";])
 LDFLAGS=$save_LDFLAGS
 
-dnl
-dnl --gc-sections causes ld 2.17 to segfault on ppc
-dnl
-case "$host_os" in
-openbsd*)
-    case "$host_cpu" in
-    powerpc*)
-        GC_SECTIONS="" ;;
-    esac
-    ;;
-esac
-
 AC_SUBST([GC_SECTIONS])
 
 dnl