--- a/build-aux/config.sub
+++ b/build-aux/config.sub
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Configuration validation subroutine script.
 #   Copyright 1992-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
-timestamp='2013-04-24'
+timestamp='2013-08-08'
 
 # This file is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 # under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 	| avr | avr32 \
 	| be32 | be64 \
 	| bfin \
-	| c4x | clipper \
+	| c4x | c8051 | clipper \
 	| d10v | d30v | dlx | dsp16xx \
 	| epiphany \
 	| fido | fr30 | frv \
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@
 	| be32-* | be64-* \
 	| bfin-* | bs2000-* \
 	| c[123]* | c30-* | [cjt]90-* | c4x-* \
-	| clipper-* | craynv-* | cydra-* \
+	| c8051-* | clipper-* | craynv-* | cydra-* \
 	| d10v-* | d30v-* | dlx-* \
 	| elxsi-* \
 	| f30[01]-* | f700-* | fido-* | fr30-* | frv-* | fx80-* \
@@ -1546,6 +1546,9 @@
 	c4x-* | tic4x-*)
 		os=-coff
 		;;
+	c8051-*)
+		os=-elf
+		;;
 	hexagon-*)
 		os=-elf
 		;;