diff --git a/gnu/dist/bfd/configure b/gnu/dist/bfd/configure
index 3681c098e13d..02f2afb53c3f 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/bfd/configure
+++ b/gnu/dist/bfd/configure
@@ -1835,6 +1835,9 @@ EOF
   powerpc-*-aix4*)	COREFILE=rs6000-core.o ;;
   powerpc-*-aix*)	COREFILE=rs6000-core.o ;;
   powerpc-*-beos*)	;;
+  powerpc-*-netbsd*)
+	COREFILE=netbsd-core.o
+	;;
   sparc-*-netbsd* | sparc-*-openbsd*)
 	COREFILE=netbsd-core.o
 	;;
diff --git a/gnu/dist/bfd/configure.in b/gnu/dist/bfd/configure.in
index 571a5100c514..f87a3de95127 100644
--- a/gnu/dist/bfd/configure.in
+++ b/gnu/dist/bfd/configure.in
@@ -297,6 +297,9 @@ changequote([,])dnl
   powerpc-*-aix4*)	COREFILE=rs6000-core.o ;;
   powerpc-*-aix*)	COREFILE=rs6000-core.o ;;
   powerpc-*-beos*)	;;
+  powerpc-*-netbsd*)
+	COREFILE=netbsd-core.o
+	;;
   sparc-*-netbsd* | sparc-*-openbsd*)
 	COREFILE=netbsd-core.o
 	;;