diff --git a/config.guess b/config.guess
index b02565c..4b0f7c2 100755
--- a/config.guess
+++ b/config.guess
@@ -984,7 +984,18 @@ EOF
 	echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-dec-linux-gnu
 	exit ;;
     x86_64:Linux:*:*)
-	echo x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+	eval $set_cc_for_build
+	X86_64_ABI=
+	# If there is a compiler, see if it is configured for 32-bit objects.
+	if [ "$CC_FOR_BUILD" != 'no_compiler_found' ]; then
+	    if (echo '#ifdef __ILP32__'; echo IS_X32; echo '#endif') | \
+		(CCOPTS= $CC_FOR_BUILD -E - 2>/dev/null) | \
+		grep IS_X32 >/dev/null
+	    then
+		X86_64_ABI=x32
+	    fi
+	fi
+	echo x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu${X86_64_ABI}
 	exit ;;
     xtensa*:Linux:*:*)
 	echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-unknown-linux-gnu