diff --git a/gnu/dist/gas/configure b/gnu/dist/gas/configure
index c07fc805c394..981c2b105939 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gas/configure
+++ b/gnu/dist/gas/configure
@@ -811,6 +811,7 @@ for this_target in $target $canon_targets ; do
       i386-sequent-bsd*)    fmt=aout em=dynix bfd_gas=yes ;;
       i386-*-bsd*)          fmt=aout em=386bsd ;;
       i386-*-netbsd0.8)     fmt=aout em=386bsd ;;
+      i386-*-netbsdelf*)    fmt=elf em=nbsd bfd_gas=yes;;
       i386-*-netbsd*)       fmt=aout em=nbsd bfd_gas=yes;;
       i386-*-openbsd*)      fmt=aout em=nbsd bfd_gas=yes;;
       i386-*-linux*aout* | i386-*-linuxoldld)   fmt=aout em=linux ;;
diff --git a/gnu/dist/gas/configure.in b/gnu/dist/gas/configure.in
index f206fcfbe1d1..841e7c4f5751 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/gas/configure.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/gas/configure.in
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ changequote([,])dnl
       i386-sequent-bsd*)    fmt=aout em=dynix bfd_gas=yes ;;
       i386-*-bsd*)          fmt=aout em=386bsd ;;
       i386-*-netbsd0.8)     fmt=aout em=386bsd ;;
+      i386-*-netbsdelf*)    fmt=elf em=nbsd bfd_gas=yes;;
       i386-*-netbsd*)       fmt=aout em=nbsd bfd_gas=yes;;
       i386-*-openbsd*)      fmt=aout em=nbsd bfd_gas=yes;;
       i386-*-linux*aout* | i386-*-linuxoldld)   fmt=aout em=linux ;;