diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 79e2020b01..d305222935 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -8257,6 +8257,17 @@ _ACEOF
 
 fi
 
+################### JIT ####################
+
+if test "${enable_jit}" = "no" ; then
+   PREFLAGS="${PREFLAGS} -DMZ_DONT_USE_JIT"
+   if test "${enable_futures}" = "yes" ; then
+     echo configure: cannot enable futures and disable the JIT
+     exit 1
+   fi
+   enable_futures=no
+fi
+
 ############### places ###################
 
 if test "${enable_parallel_by_default}" = "yes" ; then
@@ -8518,12 +8529,6 @@ if test "${enable_noopt}" = "yes" ; then
   CFLAGS=`echo "$CFLAGS" | awk "$AWKPRG"`
 fi
 
-################### JIT ####################
-
-if test "${enable_jit}" = "no" ; then
-   PREFLAGS="${PREFLAGS} -DMZ_DONT_USE_JIT"
-fi
-
 ############## usersetup ################
 
 if test "${enable_usersetup}" != "yes" ; then
diff --git a/src/racket/configure.ac b/src/racket/configure.ac
index 0b774b9cb2..aeb8dbf08a 100644
--- a/src/racket/configure.ac
+++ b/src/racket/configure.ac
@@ -911,6 +911,17 @@ if test "${endianness}" = "big" ; then
   AC_DEFINE(SCHEME_BIG_ENDIAN,1,[Big endian])
 fi
 
+################### JIT ####################
+
+if test "${enable_jit}" = "no" ; then
+   PREFLAGS="${PREFLAGS} -DMZ_DONT_USE_JIT"
+   if test "${enable_futures}" = "yes" ; then
+     echo configure: cannot enable futures and disable the JIT
+     exit 1
+   fi
+   enable_futures=no
+fi
+
 ############### places ###################
 
 if test "${enable_parallel_by_default}" = "yes" ; then
@@ -1020,12 +1031,6 @@ if test "${enable_noopt}" = "yes" ; then
   CFLAGS=`echo "$CFLAGS" | awk "$AWKPRG"`
 fi
 
-################### JIT ####################
-
-if test "${enable_jit}" = "no" ; then
-   PREFLAGS="${PREFLAGS} -DMZ_DONT_USE_JIT"
-fi
-
 ############## usersetup ################
 
 if test "${enable_usersetup}" != "yes" ; then