diff --git a/libgloss/configure b/libgloss/configure
index eb116b58d..6c592b16b 100755
--- a/libgloss/configure
+++ b/libgloss/configure
@@ -3883,6 +3883,7 @@ cat >>$CONFIG_STATUS <<_ACEOF || ac_write_fail=1
 AMDEP_TRUE="$AMDEP_TRUE" ac_aux_dir="$ac_aux_dir"
 srcdir=${srcdir}
 target=${target}
+host=${host}
 with_multisubdir=${with_multisubdir}
 ac_configure_args="--enable-multilib ${ac_configure_args}"
 CONFIG_SHELL=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}
diff --git a/libgloss/configure.in b/libgloss/configure.in
index a681f233f..16f413f66 100644
--- a/libgloss/configure.in
+++ b/libgloss/configure.in
@@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile],
 fi],
 srcdir=${srcdir}
 target=${target}
+host=${host}
 with_multisubdir=${with_multisubdir}
 ac_configure_args="--enable-multilib ${ac_configure_args}"
 CONFIG_SHELL=${CONFIG_SHELL-/bin/sh}