diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 915dbf9543150881cbf657f5fbdf10d84c9db0fc..941e1856049daf3fbbb367a48e3160783d92f1bc 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ PostgreSQL has been tested on the following platforms:
                   (For non-ELF Linux, see LINUX_ELF below).
    sparc_solaris  SUN SPARC on Solaris 2.4
    sunos4         SUN SPARC on SunOS 4.1.3
-   svr4           Intel x86 on Intel SVR4
+   svr4           Intel x86 on Intel SVR4 and MIPS
    ultrix4        DEC MIPS on Ultrix 4.4
 
 PostgreSQL has known problems/bugs on the following platforms:
diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ
index c0389a0a4f768faad8a95ea695d7d47c71f76ab1..6c1bb8f6c7728e99a6c472fb21a7026d09ffcd05 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ
+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Section 1: General Questions
        see LINUX_ELF below).
      * sparc_solaris - SUN SPARC on Solaris 2.4
      * sunos4 - SUN SPARC on SunOS 4.1.3
-     * svr4 - Intel x86 on Intel SVR4
+     * svr4 - Intel x86 on Intel SVR4 and MIPS
      * ultrix4 - DEC MIPS on Ultrix 4.4
        
    The following platforms have known problems/bugs:
diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 1b3c71b5e3fce132db1851c7157b78cc950f9a58..8bcad315f7042effc8b0c9d04a3c942e35bd361a 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ nextstep*) PORTNAME='nextstep';;
     irix*) PORTNAME='irix5';;
     hpux*) PORTNAME='hpux';;
      osf*) PORTNAME='alpha';;
+   sysv4*) PORTNAME='svr4';;
  sysv4.2*) 
        case "$host_vendor" in
                univel) PORTNAME='univel';;
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 8c910fe4235caf73a6c33e87a6fd52609c99d1b3..b76c143e262fcf9c5f28634b9a20e7283a9963a4 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ nextstep*) PORTNAME='nextstep';;
     irix*) PORTNAME='irix5';;
     hpux*) PORTNAME='hpux';;
      osf*) PORTNAME='alpha';;
+   sysv4*) PORTNAME='svr4';;
  sysv4.2*) 
        case "$host_vendor" in
                univel) PORTNAME='univel';;