diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 6deafb2372..ed4c4f745b 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ if test -z "$target_list" ; then
     if [ "$linux" = "yes" ] ; then
         target_list="i386-user arm-user armeb-user sparc-user ppc-user $target_list"
     fi
+else
+    target_list=$(echo "$target_list" | sed -e 's/,/ /g')
 fi
 
 if test -z "$cross_prefix" ; then