diff --git a/configure b/configure
index dd51942acf..39daa52ee5 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3661,6 +3661,10 @@ case "$arch" in
         check_64bit ppc ppc64 'sizeof(void *) > 4'
         spic=$shared
     ;;
+    s390)
+        check_64bit s390 s390x 'sizeof(void *) > 4'
+        spic=$shared
+    ;;
     sparc)
         check_64bit sparc sparc64 'sizeof(void *) > 4'
         spic=$shared