diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0b6e36d4e6..0ed1373127 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ case "$cpu" in
   "Power Macintosh"|ppc|powerpc)
     cpu="powerpc"
   ;;
-  mips|mipsel)
+  mips|mipsel|IP*)
     cpu="mips"
   ;;
   sun4u|sparc64)