diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-08-24-18-36-31.gh-issue-108447.Ofsygr.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-08-24-18-36-31.gh-issue-108447.Ofsygr.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a695ef503e406e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Build/2023-08-24-18-36-31.gh-issue-108447.Ofsygr.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix x86_64 GNU/Hurd build
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7c3250729c89d3..3aa70d07cf7e2f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6899,7 +6899,13 @@ cat > conftest.c <<EOF
 #   error unknown platform triplet
 # endif
 #elif defined(__gnu_hurd__)
+# if defined(__x86_64__) && defined(__LP64__)
+        x86_64-gnu
+# elif defined(__i386__)
         i386-gnu
+# else
+#   error unknown platform triplet
+# endif
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
         darwin
 #elif defined(__VXWORKS__)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3afa9aca8bbd43..8b7a3d7934422f 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1078,7 +1078,13 @@ cat > conftest.c <<EOF
 #   error unknown platform triplet
 # endif
 #elif defined(__gnu_hurd__)
+# if defined(__x86_64__) && defined(__LP64__)
+        x86_64-gnu
+# elif defined(__i386__)
         i386-gnu
+# else
+#   error unknown platform triplet
+# endif
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
         darwin
 #elif defined(__VXWORKS__)