diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fab4f2b2fc..dbcada5385 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -1822,7 +1822,7 @@ set_default host_cc
 
 exesuf() {
     case $1 in
-        mingw32*|cygwin*|*-dos|freedos|opendos|os/2*) echo .exe ;;
+        mingw32*|cygwin*|*-dos|freedos|opendos|os/2*|symbian) echo .exe ;;
     esac
 }
 
@@ -2480,6 +2480,11 @@ case $target_os in
         add_cppflags -D_QNX_SOURCE
         network_extralibs="-lsocket"
         ;;
+    symbian)
+        SLIBSUF=".dll"
+        enable dos_paths
+        add_cflags --include=$sysinclude/gcce/gcce.h
+        ;;
     none)
         ;;
     *)