diff --git a/bfd/configure.in b/bfd/configure.in
index 0d96710ba6..03040af652 100644
--- a/bfd/configure.in
+++ b/bfd/configure.in
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ case "${target}" in
   i[34]86-*-bsd*)	bfd_target=i386-bsd ;;
   i[34]86-none-*)	bfd_target=i386-coff ;;
   i960-*-vxworks)	bfd_target=i960-bout ;;
+  i960-*-aout)		bfd_target=i960-bout ;;
+  i960-*-bout)		bfd_target=i960-bout ;;
   m68*-hp-bsd)		bfd_target=hp300bsd ;;
   m68*-*-aout)		bfd_target=m68k-aout ;;
   m68*-*-coff)		bfd_target=m68k-coff ;;