diff --git a/tools/configure b/tools/configure
index 30687b2..83106db 100755
--- a/tools/configure
+++ b/tools/configure
@@ -502,6 +502,13 @@ arm7ejscc () {
  endian="little"
 }

+armcortexm4 () {
+  findarmgcc
+  GCCOPTS="$CCOPTS -mthumb -march=armv7e-m -mtune=cortex-m4"
+  GCCOPTIMIZE="-fomit-frame-pointer"  endian="little"
+  arch_profile="m"
+}
+
 mipselcc () {
  prefixtools mipsel-elf-
  # mips is predefined, but we want it for paths. use __mips instead
@@ -4159,6 +4166,11 @@ if [ -n "$arch_version" ]; then
     Darch_version="#define ARCH_VERSION $arch_version"
 fi

+if [ -n "$arch_profile" ]; then
+    arch_profile="arch_profile_$arch_profile"
+    Darch_profile="#define ARCH_PROFILE $arch_profile"
+fi
+
 if test -n "$ccache"; then
   CC="$ccache $CC"
 fi
@@ -4212,10 +4224,15 @@ cat > autoconf.h <<EOF
 #define arch_amd64 6
 #define ARCH_AMD64 6

+#define arch_profile_m  0
+#define ARCH_PROFILE_M  0
+
 /* Define target machine architecture */
 #define ARCH ${arch}
 /* Optionally define architecture version */
 ${Darch_version}
+/* Optionally define architecture profile */
+${Darch_profile}

 /* Define endianess for the target or simulator platform */
 #define ${defendian} 1