diff --git a/libstdc++-v3/configure.target b/libstdc++-v3/configure.target
index accedf853c16..089e0791d60b 100644
--- a/libstdc++-v3/configure.target
+++ b/libstdc++-v3/configure.target
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ case "${target_os}" in
   cygwin*)
     os_include_dir="config/os/newlib"
     ;;
-  linux*)
+  linux* | gnu*)
     os_include_dir="config/os/gnu-linux"
     ;;
   irix*)