diff --git a/sim/v850/configure.in b/sim/v850/configure.in
index 043d937fbf0..0a74c5ce8bd 100644
--- a/sim/v850/configure.in
+++ b/sim/v850/configure.in
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ AC_INIT(Makefile.in)
 SIM_AC_COMMON
 
 SIM_AC_OPTION_ENDIAN(LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+SIM_AC_OPTION_ALIGNMENT(NONSTRICT_ALIGNMENT)
 SIM_AC_OPTION_HOSTENDIAN
 SIM_AC_OPTION_WARNINGS
 SIM_AC_OPTION_RESERVED_BITS