diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 82412d9fc2..b9f30b6d6a 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ if test -z "$_target" ; then
   # host's CPU/instruction set
    host_arch=`( uname -p ) 2>&1`
    case "$host_arch" in
-   i386|sparc|ppc|alpha|arm|mips)
+   i386|sparc|ppc|alpha|arm|mips|vax)
      ;;
    powerpc) # Darwin returns 'powerpc'
      host_arch=ppc
@@ -1003,6 +1003,16 @@ EOF
     _optimizing=''
     ;;
 
+  vax)
+    _def_arch='#define ARCH_VAX 1'
+    _target_arch='TARGET_ARCH_VAX = yes'
+    iproc='vax'
+    proc=''
+    _march=''
+    _mcpu=''
+    _optimizing=''
+    ;;
+
   *)
     echo "The architecture of your CPU ($host_arch) is not supported by this configure script"
     echo "It seems nobody has ported MPlayer to your OS or CPU type yet."