diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8d144337e7..181038d673 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 # OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
 # PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 #
-# $Id: configure,v 1.367 2005/06/20 01:05:33 marka Exp $
+# $Id: configure,v 1.368 2005/07/05 00:44:48 jinmei Exp $
 #
 # Portions Copyright (C) 1996-2001  Nominum, Inc.
 #
@@ -27453,6 +27453,7 @@ case "$enable_atomic" in
 		;;
 	no)
 		use_atomic=no
+		arch=noatomic
 		;;
 esac
 
@@ -27474,6 +27475,10 @@ echo $ECHO_N "checking architecture type for atomic operations... $ECHO_C" >&6
 		have_atomic=yes
 		arch=alpha
 	;;
+	powerpc-*)
+		have_atomic=yes
+		arch=powerpc
+	;;
 	*)
 		have_atomic=no
 		arch=noatomic