diff --git BasiliskII/src/Unix/configure.ac BasiliskII/src/Unix/configure.ac
index c883ac5..464282c 100644
--- configure.ac
+++ configure.ac
@@ -1400,13 +1400,10 @@ else
       break
       ;;
     direct)
-      dnl Requires VOSF screen updates
-      if [[ "x$CAN_VOSF" = "xyes" ]]; then
         ADDRESSING_MODE="direct"
-        WANT_VOSF=yes dnl we can use VOSF and we need it actually
+        WANT_VOSF=no dnl we do not want VOSF on darwin
         DEFINES="$DEFINES -DDIRECT_ADDRESSING"
         break
-      fi
       ;;
     banks)
       dnl Default addressing mode