diff --git a/configure b/configure
index a2d0ba6..c4fc7e9 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -54,10 +54,6 @@ param_set("examples",             1);
 # (option that only makes sense on x11)
 param_set("allow-sloppy-focus", 0);
 
-# (option that only makes sense on Windows)
-param_set("dxd8", 0);
-param_set("dxd9", 0);
-
 my %features = (
     "classic-theme"        => "use classic theme",
     "stb-image"            => "use stb_image, instead use libjpeg/libpng",
@@ -91,6 +87,8 @@ sub def_platform {
 	if($target eq "Windows") {
 	    param_set("freetype2",        0);
 	    param_set("stb-truetype",     0);
+        param_set("dxd8", 1);
+        param_set("dxd9", 1);
 	} elsif($target ne "Darwin" and $target ne "ClassicMacOS" and $target ne "Haiku") {
 	    param_set("freetype2",        1);
 	    param_set("stb-truetype",     0);