diff --git a/config.guess b/config.guess
index 322642eb..499f28d5 100755
--- a/config.guess
+++ b/config.guess
@@ -798,10 +798,11 @@ EOF
 	echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-sysv4.2uw${UNAME_VERSION}
 	exit 0 ;;
     i?86:*:4.*:* | i?86:SYSTEM_V:4.*:*)
+	UNAME_REL=`echo ${UNAME_RELEASE} | sed 's/\/MP$//'`
 	if grep Novell /usr/include/link.h >/dev/null 2>/dev/null; then
-		echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-univel-sysv${UNAME_RELEASE}
+		echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-univel-sysv${UNAME_REL}
 	else
-		echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-sysv${UNAME_RELEASE}
+		echo ${UNAME_MACHINE}-pc-sysv${UNAME_REL}
 	fi
 	exit 0 ;;
     i?86:*:5:7*)