diff --git a/gas/ChangeLog b/gas/ChangeLog
index e415c66a51..f2c4dde028 100644
--- a/gas/ChangeLog
+++ b/gas/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2013-02-15  Sebastian Huber  <sebastian.huber@embedded-brains.de>
+
+	* configure.tgt: Add nios2-*-rtems*.
+
 2013-02-14  Yufeng Zhang  <yufeng.zhang@arm.com>
 
 	* config/tc-aarch64.c (md_begin): Change to check if 'name' is
diff --git a/gas/configure.tgt b/gas/configure.tgt
index 9d498e81e8..445bab5d6f 100644
--- a/gas/configure.tgt
+++ b/gas/configure.tgt
@@ -350,7 +350,8 @@ case ${generic_target} in
 
   msp430-*-*)				fmt=elf ;;
 
-  nios2*-linux*)                        fmt=elf em=linux ;;
+  nios2-*-rtems*)			fmt=elf ;;
+  nios2*-linux*)			fmt=elf em=linux ;;
 
   ns32k-pc532-mach*)			fmt=aout em=pc532mach ;;
   ns32k-pc532-ux*)			fmt=aout em=pc532mach ;;