diff --git a/databases/recutils/Makefile b/databases/recutils/Makefile
index 85ef7099399f..f0de8c8d0056 100644
--- a/databases/recutils/Makefile
+++ b/databases/recutils/Makefile
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ LICENSE=	GPLv3
 
 USES=		charsetfix libtool makeinfo
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
-.ifdef QEMU_EMULATING
-# XXX bug 224740: configure hangs
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	gl_cv_func_printf_enomem=no
-.endif
 USE_LDCONFIG=	yes
 
 INFO=		rec-mode recutils
diff --git a/devel/bison/Makefile b/devel/bison/Makefile
index dc4a99ac0c26..e07cb47f5d1b 100644
--- a/devel/bison/Makefile
+++ b/devel/bison/Makefile
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ USES=		charsetfix localbase makeinfo perl5 tar:xz
 USE_PERL5=	build
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-yacc --enable-relocatable
-.ifdef QEMU_EMULATING
-# XXX bug 224740: configure hangs
-CONFIGURE_ENV=	gl_cv_func_printf_enomem=no
-.endif
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 LIBS+=		-lm
 TEST_TARGET=	check
diff --git a/devel/libunistring/Makefile b/devel/libunistring/Makefile
index c2ba9e00c562..7e3626b8c9ff 100644
--- a/devel/libunistring/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libunistring/Makefile
@@ -24,9 +24,4 @@ INFO=		${PORTNAME}
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	DOCS
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--disable-static
 
-.ifdef QEMU_EMULATING
-# XXX bug 224740: configure hangs: GSlice: failed to allocate 496 bytes (alignment: 512)
-CONFIGURE_ENV+=	gl_cv_func_printf_enomem=no
-.endif
-
 .include <bsd.port.mk>
diff --git a/devel/m4/Makefile b/devel/m4/Makefile
index 75d038f48130..cfe1e0334fbe 100644
--- a/devel/m4/Makefile
+++ b/devel/m4/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ LIBSIGSEGV_DESC=Use alternative page fault handler (GNU libsigsegv)
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--program-prefix=g
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	MAKEINFO="${MAKEINFO} --no-split"
-.ifdef QEMU_EMULATING
-# XXX bug 224740: configure hangs
-CONFIGURE_ENV+=	gl_cv_func_printf_enomem=no
-.endif
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 USES=		makeinfo tar:xz
 
diff --git a/editors/nano/Makefile b/editors/nano/Makefile
index f7c8181eaafb..4ed4318c7da5 100644
--- a/editors/nano/Makefile
+++ b/editors/nano/Makefile
@@ -34,11 +34,6 @@ INFO=		nano
 
 PORTSCOUT=	limitw:1,even
 
-.ifdef QEMU_EMULATING
-# XXX bug 224740/231346: configure hangs
-CONFIGURE_ENV+=	gl_cv_func_printf_enomem=no
-.endif
-
 post-patch:
 	${REINPLACE_CMD} -e 's/^groff.*/false/' ${WRKSRC}/configure
 
diff --git a/misc/gnuls/Makefile b/misc/gnuls/Makefile
index 159e5a625606..6e473ed42c45 100644
--- a/misc/gnuls/Makefile
+++ b/misc/gnuls/Makefile
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ NLS_USES=		gettext
 
 GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1
-.ifdef QEMU_EMULATING
-# XXX bug 224740: configure hangs
-CONFIGURE_ENV+=	gl_cv_func_printf_enomem=no
-.endif
 CPPFLAGS+=	-I${LOCALBASE}/include
 LIBS+=		-L${LOCALBASE}/lib
 
diff --git a/sysutils/coreutils/Makefile b/sysutils/coreutils/Makefile
index 3821f8f87efc..2a688954ffc4 100644
--- a/sysutils/coreutils/Makefile
+++ b/sysutils/coreutils/Makefile
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@ GNU_CONFIGURE=	yes
 CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--program-prefix=g	\
 		--program-transform-name=s/stat/nustat/
 CONFIGURE_ENV=	FORCE_UNSAFE_CONFIGURE=1
-.ifdef QEMU_EMULATING
-# XXX bug 224740: configure hangs
-CONFIGURE_ENV+=	gl_cv_func_printf_enomem=no
-.endif
 
 INFO=		coreutils
 
diff --git a/textproc/groff/Makefile b/textproc/groff/Makefile
index bd6eb1d6aae2..741a023b8b6b 100644
--- a/textproc/groff/Makefile
+++ b/textproc/groff/Makefile
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+=	--with-urw-fonts-dir=${LOCALBASE}/share/ghostscript/fonts/ \
 
 CPE_VENDOR=	gnu
 
-.ifdef QEMU_EMULATING
-# XXX bug 224740: configure hangs: GSlice: failed to allocate 496 bytes (alignment: 512)
-CONFIGURE_ENV+=	gl_cv_func_printf_enomem=no
-.endif
-
 # Canonicalize to A4 if set.
 .if defined(A4) || (defined(PAPERSIZE) && ${PAPERSIZE:tu} == "A4")
 PAPERSIZE=A4