diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6becb09724..96867a550e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2729,7 +2729,7 @@ EOF
 
         check_yasm "pextrd [eax], xmm0, 1" && enable yasm ||
             die "yasm not found, use --disable-yasm for a crippled build"
-        check_yasm "vpaddw xmm0, xmm0, xmm0" || disable avx
+        check_yasm "vextractf128 xmm0, ymm0, 0" || disable avx
     fi
 
     case "$cpu" in