diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 9377b38..136cb19 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ Individual component options:
   --enable-filter=NAME     enable filter NAME
   --disable-filter=NAME    disable filter NAME
   --disable-filters        disable all filters
+  --enable-av_filter_threads    enable threading of audio/video filters
 
 External library support:
   --enable-avisynth        enable reading of AVISynth script files [no]
@@ -1103,6 +1104,7 @@ CONFIG_LIST="
     xmm_clobber_test
     x11grab
     zlib
+    av_filter_threads
 "
 
 THREADS_LIST='
@@ -3654,6 +3656,7 @@ echo "openal enabled            ${openal-no}"
 echo "openssl enabled           ${openssl-no}"
 echo "zlib enabled              ${zlib-no}"
 echo "bzlib enabled             ${bzlib-no}"
+echo "av_filter_threads enabled    ${av_filter_threads-no}"
 test -n "$random_seed" &&
     echo "random seed               ${random_seed}"
 echo