diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 6c02cfdd52..9310761cec 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -607,7 +607,7 @@ case "$host_os" in
  solaris*)
 	case "$host_cpu" in
 	  sparc) os=solaris_sparc need_tas=yes tas_file=solaris_sparc.s ;;
-	   i386) os=solaris_sparc need_tas=yes tas_file=solaris_i386.s ;;
+	   i386) os=solaris_i386 need_tas=yes tas_file=solaris_i386.s ;;
 	esac ;;
    sunos*) os=sunos4 need_tas=no ;;
      aux*) os=aux need_tas=no ;;