diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6415ebfd0..af4c29bc1 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ fi
 if test -z "$target_list" ; then
 # these targets are portable
     if [ "$softmmu" = "yes" ] ; then
-        target_list="i386-softmmu ppc-softmmu sparc-softmmu x86_64-softmmu mips-softmmu mipsel-softmmu arm-softmmu"
+        target_list="i386-softmmu ppc-softmmu sparc-softmmu x86_64-softmmu mips-softmmu mipsel-softmmu arm-softmmu ppc64-softmmu"
     fi
 # the following are Linux specific
     if [ "$linux_user" = "yes" ] ; then