diff --git a/gas/configure.in b/gas/configure.in
index e2cb397935b..118b1f0320a 100644
--- a/gas/configure.in
+++ b/gas/configure.in
@@ -45,10 +45,15 @@ cpu_type=${target_cpu}
 
 # assign object format
 case ${target_os} in
-sysv* | -coff* | ebmon )
+sysv* | -coff*  )
 	obj_format=coff
 	;;
 
+ebmon)
+	obj_format=coff
+	need_bfd="$(unsubdir)/../bfd$(subdir)/libbfd.a"
+	target_cpu=ebmon29k
+	;;
 hds)
 	obj_format=ieee
 	need_bfd="$(unsubdir)/../bfd$(subdir)/libbfd.a"