diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2ef5c750543bfc86d6105025f5b65be0f468d0d9..e91525fd1c8c5530fd2bd4dcd5c3d7525640749d 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3150,6 +3150,7 @@ case "$target_arch2" in
     target_phys_bits=64
   ;;
   s390x)
+    target_nptl="yes"
     target_phys_bits=64
   ;;
   *)