diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 62905669b..49ac2c3bd 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2012-12-16  Thomas Schwinge  <thomas@codesourcery.com>
+
+	* configure.ac (ENABLE_GOLD): Consider *-*-gnu* targets ELF.
+	* configure: Regenerate.
+
 2012-12-11  H.J. Lu  <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
 
 	* Makefile.def (target_modules): Add bootstrap=true and
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index acff17345..8a3227516 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2950,7 +2950,7 @@ case "${ENABLE_GOLD}" in
     is_elf=no
     case "${target}" in
       *-*-elf* | *-*-sysv4* | *-*-unixware* | *-*-eabi* | hppa*64*-*-hpux* \
-      | *-*-linux* | frv-*-uclinux* | *-*-irix5* | *-*-irix6* \
+      | *-*-linux* | *-*-gnu* | frv-*-uclinux* | *-*-irix5* | *-*-irix6* \
       | *-*-netbsd* | *-*-openbsd* | *-*-freebsd* | *-*-dragonfly* \
       | *-*-solaris2* | *-*-nto* | *-*-nacl*)
         case "${target}" in
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index a92ff3af8..02720ee1b 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ case "${ENABLE_GOLD}" in
     is_elf=no
     case "${target}" in
       *-*-elf* | *-*-sysv4* | *-*-unixware* | *-*-eabi* | hppa*64*-*-hpux* \
-      | *-*-linux* | frv-*-uclinux* | *-*-irix5* | *-*-irix6* \
+      | *-*-linux* | *-*-gnu* | frv-*-uclinux* | *-*-irix5* | *-*-irix6* \
       | *-*-netbsd* | *-*-openbsd* | *-*-freebsd* | *-*-dragonfly* \
       | *-*-solaris2* | *-*-nto* | *-*-nacl*)
         case "${target}" in