diff --git a/configure1.in b/configure1.in
index 4eaa2aa6dfd..219286888c7 100755
--- a/configure1.in
+++ b/configure1.in
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ case "${canonical}" in
     machine=news-risc opsys=bsd4-3
   ;;
   mips-sony-newsos* )
-    machine=mips opsys=newsos5
+    machine=news-risc opsys=newsos5
   ;;
 
   ## Stride