diff --git a/configure b/configure
index b28b4685a1..b2f67f79bc 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1172,18 +1172,22 @@ fast_unaligned_if_any="armv6 ppc x86"
 need_memalign="altivec neon sse"
 inline_asm_deps="!tms470"
 
+# subsystems
+mdct_select="fft"
+rdft_select="fft"
+
 # decoders / encoders / hardware accelerators
-aac_decoder_select="fft mdct aac_parser"
-aac_encoder_select="fft mdct"
-ac3_decoder_select="fft mdct ac3_parser"
+aac_decoder_select="mdct aac_parser"
+aac_encoder_select="mdct"
+ac3_decoder_select="mdct ac3_parser"
 alac_encoder_select="lpc"
-atrac3_decoder_select="fft mdct"
-binkaudio_dct_decoder_select="fft mdct rdft dct"
-binkaudio_rdft_decoder_select="fft mdct rdft"
+atrac3_decoder_select="mdct"
+binkaudio_dct_decoder_select="mdct rdft dct"
+binkaudio_rdft_decoder_select="mdct rdft"
 cavs_decoder_select="golomb"
-cook_decoder_select="fft mdct"
+cook_decoder_select="mdct"
 cscd_decoder_suggest="zlib"
-dca_decoder_select="fft mdct"
+dca_decoder_select="mdct"
 dnxhd_encoder_select="aandct"
 dxa_decoder_select="zlib"
 eac3_decoder_select="ac3_decoder"
@@ -1240,11 +1244,11 @@ msmpeg4v2_decoder_select="h263_decoder"
 msmpeg4v2_encoder_select="h263_encoder"
 msmpeg4v3_decoder_select="h263_decoder"
 msmpeg4v3_encoder_select="h263_encoder"
-nellymoser_decoder_select="fft mdct"
-nellymoser_encoder_select="fft mdct"
+nellymoser_decoder_select="mdct"
+nellymoser_encoder_select="mdct"
 png_decoder_select="zlib"
 png_encoder_select="zlib"
-qdm2_decoder_select="fft mdct rdft"
+qdm2_decoder_select="mdct rdft"
 rv10_decoder_select="h263_decoder"
 rv10_encoder_select="h263_encoder"
 rv20_decoder_select="h263_decoder"
@@ -1269,14 +1273,14 @@ vc1_vaapi_hwaccel_deps="va_va_h"
 vc1_vaapi_hwaccel_select="vaapi vc1_decoder"
 vc1_vdpau_decoder_deps="vdpau_vdpau_h vdpau_vdpau_x11_h"
 vc1_vdpau_decoder_select="vdpau vc1_decoder"
-vorbis_decoder_select="fft mdct"
-vorbis_encoder_select="fft mdct"
+vorbis_decoder_select="mdct"
+vorbis_encoder_select="mdct"
 vp6a_decoder_select="vp6_decoder"
 vp6f_decoder_select="vp6_decoder"
-wmav1_decoder_select="fft mdct"
-wmav1_encoder_select="fft mdct"
-wmav2_decoder_select="fft mdct"
-wmav2_encoder_select="fft mdct"
+wmav1_decoder_select="mdct"
+wmav1_encoder_select="mdct"
+wmav2_decoder_select="mdct"
+wmav2_encoder_select="mdct"
 wmv1_decoder_select="h263_decoder"
 wmv1_encoder_select="h263_encoder"
 wmv2_decoder_select="h263_decoder"