diff --git a/desmume/configure.ac b/desmume/configure.ac
index d00380c7b..8c1c02213 100644
--- a/desmume/configure.ac
+++ b/desmume/configure.ac
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ case $target in
 esac
 
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(debug, AC_HELP_STRING(--enable-debug, enable debug information) , AC_DEFINE(DEBUG))
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(framebuffer, AC_HELP_STRING(--enable-framebuffer, enable framebuffer emulation) , AC_DEFINE(FRAMEBUFFER))
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
 	src/Makefile