diff --git a/autoconf/configure.ac b/autoconf/configure.ac
index 7f4b25e4c02..884a21b1410 100644
--- a/autoconf/configure.ac
+++ b/autoconf/configure.ac
@@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([type of operating system we're going to target],
     llvm_cv_target_os_type="Interix" ;;
   *-*-linux*)
     llvm_cv_target_os_type="Linux" ;;
+  *-*-gnu*)
+    llvm_cv_target_os_type="GNU" ;;
   *-*-solaris*)
     llvm_cv_target_os_type="SunOS" ;;
   *-*-auroraux*)
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1e5e2c5998e..8ff4e62a61e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3816,6 +3816,8 @@ else
     llvm_cv_target_os_type="Interix" ;;
   *-*-linux*)
     llvm_cv_target_os_type="Linux" ;;
+  *-*-gnu*)
+    llvm_cv_target_os_type="GNU" ;;
   *-*-solaris*)
     llvm_cv_target_os_type="SunOS" ;;
   *-*-auroraux*)
diff --git a/projects/sample/autoconf/configure.ac b/projects/sample/autoconf/configure.ac
index a30cf96ecb9..c3a49d5b12e 100644
--- a/projects/sample/autoconf/configure.ac
+++ b/projects/sample/autoconf/configure.ac
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([type of operating system we're going to host on],
     llvm_cv_no_link_all_option="-Wl,--no-whole-archive"
     llvm_cv_os_type="Linux"
     llvm_cv_platform_type="Unix" ;;
+  *-*-gnu*)
+    llvm_cv_link_all_option="-Wl,--whole-archive"
+    llvm_cv_no_link_all_option="-Wl,--no-whole-archive"
+    llvm_cv_os_type="GNU"
+    llvm_cv_platform_type="Unix" ;;
   *-*-solaris*)
     llvm_cv_link_all_option="-Wl,-z,allextract"
     llvm_cv_no_link_all_option="-Wl,-z,defaultextract"
@@ -236,6 +241,8 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([type of operating system we're going to target],
     llvm_cv_target_os_type="Interix" ;;
   *-*-linux*)
     llvm_cv_target_os_type="Linux" ;;
+  *-*-gnu*)
+    llvm_cv_target_os_type="GNU" ;;
   *-*-solaris*)
     llvm_cv_target_os_type="SunOS" ;;
   *-*-auroraux*)
diff --git a/projects/sample/configure b/projects/sample/configure
index 28fba4107e3..7c5e2ee37db 100755
--- a/projects/sample/configure
+++ b/projects/sample/configure
@@ -3681,6 +3681,11 @@ else
     llvm_cv_no_link_all_option="-Wl,--no-whole-archive"
     llvm_cv_os_type="Linux"
     llvm_cv_platform_type="Unix" ;;
+  *-*-gnu*)
+    llvm_cv_link_all_option="-Wl,--whole-archive"
+    llvm_cv_no_link_all_option="-Wl,--no-whole-archive"
+    llvm_cv_os_type="GNU"
+    llvm_cv_platform_type="Unix" ;;
   *-*-solaris*)
     llvm_cv_link_all_option="-Wl,-z,allextract"
     llvm_cv_no_link_all_option="-Wl,-z,defaultextract"
@@ -3756,6 +3761,8 @@ else
     llvm_cv_target_os_type="Interix" ;;
   *-*-linux*)
     llvm_cv_target_os_type="Linux" ;;
+  *-*-gnu*)
+    llvm_cv_target_os_type="GNU" ;;
   *-*-solaris*)
     llvm_cv_target_os_type="SunOS" ;;
   *-*-auroraux*)