diff --git a/newlib/configure.host b/newlib/configure.host
index 9e809c9a8..9b63afc44 100644
--- a/newlib/configure.host
+++ b/newlib/configure.host
@@ -300,6 +300,9 @@ case "${host_cpu}" in
 	default_newlib_io_long_long="yes"
 	newlib_cflags="${newlib_cflags} -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections "
 	;;
+  sh[34]eb)
+	machine_dir=sh3eb
+	;;
   sh | sh64)
 	machine_dir=sh
 	;;
@@ -561,6 +564,9 @@ case "${host}" in
   powerpcle-*-pe)
 	posix_dir=posix
 	;;
+  sh[34]eb*)
+	sys_dir=sh3eb
+	;;
   sh*-*)
 	sys_dir=sh
 	;;