diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ef74fcb3b2..b7b4e26e97 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1154,7 +1154,8 @@ EOF
 	    sun4d) proc=v8 ;;
 	    sun4m) proc=v8 ;;
 	    sun4u) proc=v9 _vis='yes' _def_vis='#define HAVE_VIS = yes' ;;
-	    *) ;;
+	    sun4v) proc=v9 ;;
+	    *) proc=v8 ;;
 	esac
 	echores "$proc"
     else