diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b3c5fe90d5597da5fe812d61650aebe3a5fe8159..be36e564ddae6c505a6c363af1780adee487f15c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -604,6 +604,10 @@ process_toolchain() {
         *-android-*)
             # GTestLog must be modified to use Android logging utilities.
         ;;
+        *-darwin-*)
+            # iOS/ARM builds do not work with gtest. This does not match
+            # x86 targets.
+        ;;
         *)
             check_cxx "$@" <<EOF && soft_enable unit_tests
 int z;