diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index aa761ff02c2..b58e0e7fd2f 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -282,11 +282,6 @@ case "${canonical}" in
     machine=apollo opsys=bsd4-3
   ;;
 
-  ## ARM, GNU/Linux
-  arm*-*-linux-gnu* )
-    machine=arm opsys=gnu-linux
-  ;;
-
   ## AT&T 3b2, 3b5, 3b15, 3b20
   we32k-att-sysv* )
     machine=att3b opsys=usg5-2-2
@@ -782,7 +777,7 @@ case "${canonical}" in
   ;;
   mips-sgi-irix6* )
     machine=iris4d opsys=irix6-0
-    # It's not clear whether -D_LANGUAGE_C is necessary as for 6.5,
+    # It's not clear whether -D_LANGUAGE_C is necessary as it is for 6.5,
     # but presumably it does no harm.
     NON_GNU_CPP="/lib/cpp -D_LANGUAGE_C"
     NON_GCC_TEST_OPTIONS=-32