diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index fc36d4666d..18586ad471 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2017-01-25  Sebastian Huber  <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
+
+	* configure.tgt (arm-*-rtems*): Move to (arm-*-eabi*).
+
 2017-01-25  Sebastian Huber  <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
 
 	* configure.tgt (sh-*-rtemscoff*): Remove.
diff --git a/gas/configure.tgt b/gas/configure.tgt
index 0c7d4fc798..79f3b3ff48 100644
--- a/gas/configure.tgt
+++ b/gas/configure.tgt
@@ -138,9 +138,8 @@ case ${generic_target} in
   arm-*-aout)				fmt=aout ;;
   arm-*-coff)				fmt=coff ;;
   arm-*-phoenix*)			fmt=elf ;;
-  arm-*-rtems*)				fmt=elf ;;
   arm-*-elf)				fmt=elf ;;
-  arm-*-eabi*)				fmt=elf em=armeabi ;;
+  arm-*-eabi* | arm-*-rtems*)		fmt=elf em=armeabi ;;
   arm-*-symbianelf*)			fmt=elf em=symbian ;;
   arm-*-kaos*)				fmt=elf ;;
   arm-*-conix*)				fmt=elf ;;