diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 2ef5c75054..e91525fd1c 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
   ;;
   *)