diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 58dfaabaa729..ad041424f5bc 100755
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -5634,6 +5634,10 @@ if test  "$_os" = "Darwin"; then
    fi
 fi
 
+if test $_os = iOS -o $_os = Android; then
+   enable_gtk=no
+fi
+
 dnl ***************************************
 dnl testing for X libraries and includes...
 dnl ***************************************