diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 53022a3f..53c6059d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -20427,7 +20427,7 @@ case "$host" in
 	TARGET=PA_HPUX; TARGETDIR=pa
 	;;
 
-  i386-*-freebsd* | i386-*-openbsd*)
+  i?86-*-freebsd* | i?86-*-openbsd*)
 	TARGET=X86_FREEBSD; TARGETDIR=x86
 	;;
   i?86-win32* | i?86-*-cygwin* | i?86-*-mingw*)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 97330e4d..aeaa5554 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ case "$host" in
 	TARGET=PA_HPUX; TARGETDIR=pa
 	;;
 
-  i386-*-freebsd* | i386-*-openbsd*)
+  i?86-*-freebsd* | i?86-*-openbsd*)
 	TARGET=X86_FREEBSD; TARGETDIR=x86
 	;;
   i?86-win32* | i?86-*-cygwin* | i?86-*-mingw*)