diff --git a/gas/configure.in b/gas/configure.in
index 34bf5f98f9..8879762911 100644
--- a/gas/configure.in
+++ b/gas/configure.in
@@ -161,8 +161,10 @@ changequote([,])dnl
       i386-*-linux*coff*)   fmt=coff em=linux ;;
       i386-*-linux*)        fmt=elf em=linux ;;
       i386-*-lynxos*)       fmt=coff em=lynx ;;
-      i386-*-sysv4* | i386-*-solaris* | i386-*-elf | i386-*-freebsdelf*)
+      i386-*-sysv4* | i386-*-solaris* | i386-*-elf)
 			    fmt=elf ;;
+      i386-*-freebsdelf*)   fmt=elf ;;
+      i386-*-freebsd*)      fmt=aout em=386bsd ;;
       i386-*-sco*elf*)      fmt=elf
 			    if test ${this_target} = $target; then
 				AC_DEFINE(SCO_ELF)