diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1443422e83..479e9a787e 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -3761,7 +3761,7 @@ fi
 fdt_required=no
 for target in $target_list; do
   case $target in
-    aarch64*-softmmu|arm*-softmmu|ppc*-softmmu|microblaze*-softmmu|mips64el-softmmu)
+    aarch64*-softmmu|arm*-softmmu|ppc*-softmmu|microblaze*-softmmu|mips64el-softmmu|riscv*-softmmu)
       fdt_required=yes
     ;;
   esac