diff --git a/configure b/configure
index bff8159a5c859fd943c897c1d5a5823a9300a45f..9b9242607dda360801ae87d5c248f878830d6ceb 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -4212,7 +4212,7 @@ case "$arch" in
     sh4|sh)
         arch="sh4"
     ;;
-    sun4u|sparc*)
+    sun4*|sparc*)
         arch="sparc"
     ;;
     tilegx|tile-gx)