diff --git a/config.sub b/config.sub
index 60a52eaf42..c9fc8ac011 100755
--- a/config.sub
+++ b/config.sub
@@ -158,6 +158,13 @@ case $basic_machine in
 	      | m88110-* | m680[01234]0-* | m683?2-* | z8k-* \
 	      | h8500-*) # CYGNUS LOCAL
 		;;
+# start-sanitize-arc
+	arc)
+		basic_machine=$basic_machine-unknown
+		;;
+	arc-*)
+		;;
+# end-sanitize-arc
 	# Recognize the various machine names and aliases which stand
 	# for a CPU type and a company and sometimes even an OS.
 	386bsd)						# CYGNUS LOCAL
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ea11746c95..359b7713f1 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -320,6 +320,11 @@ case "${target}" in
     # newlib is not 64 bit ready
     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs newlib"
     ;;
+# start-sanitize-arc
+  arc-*-*)
+    noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs libg++ libstdc++ libio librx"
+    ;;
+# end-sanitize-arc
   arm-*-*)
     noconfigdirs="$noconfigdirs ld"
     ;;