diff --git a/libs/js/nsprpub/configure.in b/libs/js/nsprpub/configure.in
index 93d3bd9f85..7ac45ed9fc 100644
--- a/libs/js/nsprpub/configure.in
+++ b/libs/js/nsprpub/configure.in
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ if test "$target" != "$host"; then
     LDFLAGS=$_SAVE_LDFLAGS
 
     case "$build:$target" in 
-      powerpc-apple-darwin8*:i?86-apple-darwin*)
+      powerpc-apple-darwin8*:*86-apple-darwin*)
         dnl The Darwin cross compiler doesn't necessarily point itself at a
         dnl root that has libraries for the proper architecture, it defaults
         dnl to the system root.  The libraries in the system root on current
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ if test "$target" != "$host"; then
     AC_PROG_CXX
 
     case "$build:$target" in
-      powerpc-apple-darwin8*:i?86-apple-darwin*)
+      powerpc-apple-darwin8*:*86-apple-darwin*)
         dnl Revert the changes made above.  From this point on, the target
         dnl compiler will never be used without applying the SDK to CFLAGS
         dnl (see --with-macos-sdk below).
@@ -496,7 +496,7 @@ fi
 rm -f a.out
 
 case "$build:$target" in
-    i?86-apple-darwin*:powerpc-apple-darwin*)
+    *86-apple-darwin*:powerpc-apple-darwin*)
         dnl cross_compiling will have erroneously been set to "no" in this
         dnl case, because the x86 build host is able to run ppc code in a
         dnl translated environment, making a cross compiler appear native.
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ case "$target" in
     AC_DEFINE(HAVE_BSD_FLOCK)
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wmost -fno-common"
     case "${target_cpu}" in
-        i*86*)
+        *86*)
             AC_DEFINE(i386)
             CPU_ARCH=i386
             PR_MD_ASFILES=os_Darwin_x86.s
@@ -1014,7 +1014,7 @@ case "$target" in
                     dnl Architecture minimum 10.1
                     export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.1
                     ;;
-                i*86*)
+                *86*)
                     dnl Architecture minimum 10.4
                     export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.4
                     ;;