diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 6cfd4fd171d..7a8b35a6dbe 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -852,6 +852,8 @@ Extension Modules
 
 - Fix an off-by-one bug in locale.strxfrm().
 
+- Fix libffi configure for hppa*-*-linux* | parisc*-*-linux*.
+
 
 Tests
 -----
diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure
index f65669eb981..bc7e4746a49 100755
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure
@@ -3533,7 +3533,7 @@ x86_64-*-linux* | x86_64-*-freebsd* | x86_64-*-kfreebsd*-gnu) TARGET=X86_64; TAR
 sh-*-linux* | sh[34]*-*-linux*) TARGET=SH; TARGETDIR=sh;;
 sh-*-rtems*) TARGET=SH; TARGETDIR=sh;;
 sh64-*-linux* | sh5*-*-linux*) TARGET=SH64; TARGETDIR=sh64;;
-hppa-*-linux* | parisc-*-linux*) TARGET=PA; TARGETDIR=pa;;
+hppa*-*-linux* | parisc*-*-linux*) TARGET=PA; TARGETDIR=pa;;
 esac
 
 if test $TARGETDIR = unknown; then
diff --git a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure.ac b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure.ac
index 8870fcb0ea5..10b04dc3772 100644
--- a/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure.ac
+++ b/Modules/_ctypes/libffi/configure.ac
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ x86_64-*-linux* | x86_64-*-freebsd* | x86_64-*-kfreebsd*-gnu) TARGET=X86_64; TAR
 sh-*-linux* | sh[[34]]*-*-linux*) TARGET=SH; TARGETDIR=sh;;
 sh-*-rtems*) TARGET=SH; TARGETDIR=sh;;
 sh64-*-linux* | sh5*-*-linux*) TARGET=SH64; TARGETDIR=sh64;;
-hppa-*-linux* | parisc-*-linux*) TARGET=PA; TARGETDIR=pa;;
+hppa*-*-linux* | parisc*-*-linux*) TARGET=PA; TARGETDIR=pa;;
 esac
 
 if test $TARGETDIR = unknown; then