diff --git a/ld/config/.Sanitize b/ld/config/.Sanitize
index a9d328c404a..6add30b740a 100644
--- a/ld/config/.Sanitize
+++ b/ld/config/.Sanitize
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ st2000.mt
 sun3.mh
 sun3.mt
 sun4.mt
+vax.mt
 vxworks68.mt
 z8ksim.mt
 
diff --git a/ld/config/vax.mt b/ld/config/vax.mt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1cf8421cc90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ld/config/vax.mt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+EMUL=vax