diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 3445c8262c..76fbe0ce42 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -20609,6 +20609,12 @@ fi
 		 SO_LDFLAGS="-G -z text"
 		 SO_LD="ld"
 	        ;; #(
+  ia64-hp-hpux*) :
+
+		 SO_CFLAGS="+z"
+	         SO_LDFLAGS="-b"
+		 SO_LD="${CC}"
+	        ;; #(
   *) :
 
 		 SO_CFLAGS="-fPIC"
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7ec01abfa4..7a76ace3b1 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2604,6 +2604,11 @@ AS_IF([test "$with_dlopen" = "yes"],
 		 SO_LDFLAGS="-G -z text"
 		 SO_LD="ld"
 	       ],
+	       [ia64-hp-hpux*],[
+		 SO_CFLAGS="+z"
+	         SO_LDFLAGS="-b"
+		 SO_LD="${CC}"
+	       ],
 	       [
 		 SO_CFLAGS="-fPIC"
 	       ])