diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6b954b6ebc3..ed13d88b4a1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3052,7 +3052,7 @@ then
 	MACHDEP="$ac_md_system$ac_md_release"
 
 	case $MACHDEP in
-	linux*) MACHDEP="linux2";;
+	linux*) MACHDEP="linux";;
 	cygwin*) MACHDEP="cygwin";;
 	darwin*) MACHDEP="darwin";;
         irix646) MACHDEP="irix6";;
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index ec390e531fc..c10f67a7036 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ then
 	MACHDEP="$ac_md_system$ac_md_release"
 
 	case $MACHDEP in
-	linux*) MACHDEP="linux2";;
+	linux*) MACHDEP="linux";;
 	cygwin*) MACHDEP="cygwin";;
 	darwin*) MACHDEP="darwin";;
         irix646) MACHDEP="irix6";;