diff --git a/newlib/configure b/newlib/configure
index 9bbb089a9..31b790f2a 100755
--- a/newlib/configure
+++ b/newlib/configure
@@ -12442,7 +12442,7 @@ CRT0=
 CRT0_DIR=
 if test "x${have_crt0}" = "xyes"; then
   CRT0=crt0.o
-  CRT0_DIR=libc/
+  CRT0_DIR=libc/sys/${sys_dir}/
 fi
  if test x$have_crt0 = xyes; then
   HAVE_CRT0_TRUE=
diff --git a/newlib/configure.ac b/newlib/configure.ac
index 13f318922..cac2d7296 100644
--- a/newlib/configure.ac
+++ b/newlib/configure.ac
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ CRT0=
 CRT0_DIR=
 if test "x${have_crt0}" = "xyes"; then
   CRT0=crt0.o
-  CRT0_DIR=libc/
+  CRT0_DIR=libc/sys/${sys_dir}/
 fi
 AM_CONDITIONAL(HAVE_CRT0, test x$have_crt0 = xyes)
 AC_SUBST(CRT0)