diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e09a81e60d..c0868b23db 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ modules="no"
 module_upgrades="no"
 prefix="/usr/local"
 qemu_suffix="qemu"
-slirp="auto"
+slirp="internal"
 oss_lib=""
 bsd="no"
 linux="no"