diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b0a40c6ba..7b215ac9c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2013-11-22  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
+
+	* configure.ac: Do not enforce -mcmodel=large. It's not necessarry with
+	3 last commits.
+
 2013-11-22  Vladimir Serbinenko  <phcoder@gmail.com>
 
 	* grub-core/kern/xen/init.c: Do not map more pages than we can address.
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 8852a9899..cb12f2401 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -727,9 +727,7 @@ if test "$target_cpu" = x86_64; then
 		      [grub_cv_cc_mcmodel=yes],
 		      [grub_cv_cc_mcmodel=no])
   ])
-  if test "x$grub_cv_cc_mcmodel" = xno; then
-    AC_MSG_ERROR([-mcmodel=large not supported. Upgrade your gcc.])
-  else
+  if test "x$grub_cv_cc_mcmodel" = xyes; then
     TARGET_CFLAGS="$TARGET_CFLAGS -mcmodel=large"
   fi
 fi