diff --git a/config.sub b/config.sub
index c2e0ba455b3..4b955130417 100755
--- a/config.sub
+++ b/config.sub
@@ -337,6 +337,9 @@ case $basic_machine in
 	hp9k8[0-9][0-9] | hp8[0-9][0-9])
 		basic_machine=hppa1.0-hp
 		;;
+	hppa-next)
+		os=-nextstep3
+		;;
 	i370-ibm* | ibm*)
 		basic_machine=i370-ibm
 		os=-mvs