diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index fe7d298d5c2..f83b420c9cb 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -167,6 +167,10 @@ case $host_alias in
     fi
     ;;
 *netware*)
+    PHP_OS="NetWare"
+    PHP_UNAME="NetWare"
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PHP_OS,"$PHP_OS",[hardcode for each of the cross compiler host])
+    AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(PHP_UNAME,"$PHP_UNAME",[hardcode for each of the cross compiler host])
     PHP_BUILD_PROGRAM
     PHP_ADD_SOURCES(win32, sendmail.c, -I$CFLAGS,php)
     ;;