diff --git a/config/hwcaps.m4 b/config/hwcaps.m4
index ff352fdd3a6..33f090574cf 100644
--- a/config/hwcaps.m4
+++ b/config/hwcaps.m4
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ dnl  HWCAP_CFLAGS='-Wa,-nH' if possible.
 dnl
 AC_DEFUN([GCC_CHECK_ASSEMBLER_HWCAP], [
   test -z "$HWCAP_CFLAGS" && HWCAP_CFLAGS=''
+  AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_TARGET])
 
   # Restrict the test to Solaris, other assemblers (e.g. AIX as) have -nH
   # with a different meaning.
diff --git a/libiberty/Makefile.in b/libiberty/Makefile.in
index f9fbba23e2c..d7e2d79f047 100644
--- a/libiberty/Makefile.in
+++ b/libiberty/Makefile.in
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ INCDIR=$(srcdir)/$(MULTISRCTOP)../include
 
 COMPILE.c = $(CC) -c @DEFS@ $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) -I. -I$(INCDIR) \
                $(HDEFINES) @ac_libiberty_warn_cflags@ -D_GNU_SOURCE \
-               @CET_HOST_FLAGS@
+               @CET_HOST_FLAGS@ @HWCAP_CFLAGS@
 
 # Just to make sure we don't use a built-in rule with VPATH
 .c.$(objext):
diff --git a/libiberty/aclocal.m4 b/libiberty/aclocal.m4
index 0757688d52a..364fb6bc3b4 100644
--- a/libiberty/aclocal.m4
+++ b/libiberty/aclocal.m4
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ m4_include([../config/acx.m4])
 m4_include([../config/cet.m4])
 m4_include([../config/enable.m4])
 m4_include([../config/gcc-plugin.m4])
+m4_include([../config/hwcaps.m4])
 m4_include([../config/no-executables.m4])
+m4_include([../config/override.m4])
 m4_include([../config/picflag.m4])
 m4_include([../config/warnings.m4])
 m4_include([acinclude.m4])
diff --git a/libiberty/configure b/libiberty/configure
index a29c3720ae5..10f38511463 100755
--- a/libiberty/configure
+++ b/libiberty/configure
@@ -626,6 +626,11 @@ pexecute
 target_header_dir
 CHECK
 LIBOBJS
+HWCAP_CFLAGS
+target_os
+target_vendor
+target_cpu
+target
 CET_HOST_FLAGS
 NOASANFLAG
 PICFLAG
@@ -1325,6 +1330,7 @@ _ACEOF
 System types:
   --build=BUILD     configure for building on BUILD [guessed]
   --host=HOST       cross-compile to build programs to run on HOST [BUILD]
+  --target=TARGET   configure for building compilers for TARGET [HOST]
 _ACEOF
 fi
 
@@ -2462,6 +2468,9 @@ ac_compiler_gnu=$ac_cv_c_compiler_gnu
 
 
 
+
+
+
 # This works around the fact that libtool configuration may change LD
 # for this particular configuration, but some shells, instead of
 # keeping the changes in LD private, export them just because LD is
@@ -5631,6 +5640,88 @@ LDFLAGS="$cet_save_LDFLAGS"
 
 
 
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking target system type" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking target system type... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_target+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  if test "x$target_alias" = x; then
+  ac_cv_target=$ac_cv_host
+else
+  ac_cv_target=`$SHELL "$ac_aux_dir/config.sub" $target_alias` ||
+    as_fn_error $? "$SHELL $ac_aux_dir/config.sub $target_alias failed" "$LINENO" 5
+fi
+
+fi
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_target" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_cv_target" >&6; }
+case $ac_cv_target in
+*-*-*) ;;
+*) as_fn_error $? "invalid value of canonical target" "$LINENO" 5;;
+esac
+target=$ac_cv_target
+ac_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS='-'
+set x $ac_cv_target
+shift
+target_cpu=$1
+target_vendor=$2
+shift; shift
+# Remember, the first character of IFS is used to create $*,
+# except with old shells:
+target_os=$*
+IFS=$ac_save_IFS
+case $target_os in *\ *) target_os=`echo "$target_os" | sed 's/ /-/g'`;; esac
+
+
+# The aliases save the names the user supplied, while $host etc.
+# will get canonicalized.
+test -n "$target_alias" &&
+  test "$program_prefix$program_suffix$program_transform_name" = \
+    NONENONEs,x,x, &&
+  program_prefix=${target_alias}-
+
+  test -z "$HWCAP_CFLAGS" && HWCAP_CFLAGS=''
+
+
+  # Restrict the test to Solaris, other assemblers (e.g. AIX as) have -nH
+  # with a different meaning.
+  case ${target_os} in
+    solaris2*)
+      ac_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
+      CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -Wa,-nH"
+
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for as that supports -Wa,-nH" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for as that supports -Wa,-nH... " >&6; }
+      cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+
+int
+main ()
+{
+return 0;
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_compile "$LINENO"; then :
+  ac_hwcap_flags=yes
+else
+  ac_hwcap_flags=no
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext conftest.$ac_ext
+      if test "$ac_hwcap_flags" = "yes"; then
+	HWCAP_CFLAGS="-Wa,-nH $HWCAP_CFLAGS"
+      fi
+      { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_hwcap_flags" >&5
+$as_echo "$ac_hwcap_flags" >&6; }
+
+      CFLAGS="$ac_save_CFLAGS"
+      ;;
+  esac
+
+
+
+
 echo "# Warning: this fragment is automatically generated" > temp-frag
 
 if [ -n "${frag}" ] && [ -f "${frag}" ]; then
diff --git a/libiberty/configure.ac b/libiberty/configure.ac
index 3520ec26470..96a61934ffd 100644
--- a/libiberty/configure.ac
+++ b/libiberty/configure.ac
@@ -265,6 +265,8 @@ AC_SUBST(NOASANFLAG)
 GCC_CET_HOST_FLAGS(CET_HOST_FLAGS)
 AC_SUBST(CET_HOST_FLAGS)
 
+GCC_CHECK_ASSEMBLER_HWCAP
+
 echo "# Warning: this fragment is automatically generated" > temp-frag
 
 if [[ -n "${frag}" ]] && [[ -f "${frag}" ]]; then