diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 80ff7ead17a..87a4f25da34 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ case "${canonical}" in
       *.B8.* ) machine=hp800 opsys=hpux8 ;;
       *.08.* ) machine=hp800 opsys=hpux8 ;;
       *.09.* ) machine=hp800 opsys=hpux9 ;;
-      *) machine=hp800 opsys=hpux ;;
+      *) machine=hp800 opsys=hpux10 ;;
     esac
   ;;
   hppa*-*-nextstep* )