diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ad924c40a1..414317af00 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -855,6 +855,7 @@ if [ "$softmmu" = "yes" ] ; then
     default_target_list="\
 i386-softmmu \
 x86_64-softmmu \
+alpha-softmmu \
 arm-softmmu \
 cris-softmmu \
 lm32-softmmu \