diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index cf4a326429..825dad34d9 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ case "$host_os" in
         esac ;;
    linux*) PORTNAME='linux' ;;
     bsdi*) PORTNAME='bsdi' ;;
- freebsd*) PORTNAME='BSD44_derived' ;;
+ freebsd*|netbsd*) PORTNAME='BSD44_derived' ;;
     dgux*) PORTNAME='dgux';;
      aix*) PORTNAME='aix';;
 nextstep*) PORTNAME='nextstep';;
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 58d3ae4d83..0ebfdba484 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ case "$host_os" in
         esac ;;
    linux*) PORTNAME='linux' ;;
     bsdi*) PORTNAME='bsdi' ;;
- freebsd*) PORTNAME='BSD44_derived' ;;
+ freebsd*|netbsd*) PORTNAME='BSD44_derived' ;;
     dgux*) PORTNAME='dgux';;
      aix*) PORTNAME='aix';;
 nextstep*) PORTNAME='nextstep';;