diff --git a/autoconf/configure.ac b/autoconf/configure.ac
index 1064763586a..a55968956ba 100644
--- a/autoconf/configure.ac
+++ b/autoconf/configure.ac
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([target architecture],[llvm_cv_target_arch],
   powerpc*-*)             llvm_cv_target_arch="PowerPC" ;;
   alpha*-*)               llvm_cv_target_arch="Alpha" ;;
   ia64-*)                 llvm_cv_target_arch="IA64" ;;
-  arm-* | armv??-*)       llvm_cv_target_arch="ARM" ;;
+  arm*-*)                 llvm_cv_target_arch="ARM" ;;
   mips-*)                 llvm_cv_target_arch="Mips" ;;
   pic16-*)                llvm_cv_target_arch="PIC16" ;;
   xcore-*)                llvm_cv_target_arch="XCore" ;;
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c9c2d2292e2..b98a6c5bd50 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@ else
   powerpc*-*)             llvm_cv_target_arch="PowerPC" ;;
   alpha*-*)               llvm_cv_target_arch="Alpha" ;;
   ia64-*)                 llvm_cv_target_arch="IA64" ;;
-  arm-* | armv??-*)       llvm_cv_target_arch="ARM" ;;
+  arm*-*)                 llvm_cv_target_arch="ARM" ;;
   mips-*)                 llvm_cv_target_arch="Mips" ;;
   pic16-*)                llvm_cv_target_arch="PIC16" ;;
   xcore-*)                llvm_cv_target_arch="XCore" ;;