diff --git a/sim/configure b/sim/configure
index ac45dab279..e848395583 100755
--- a/sim/configure
+++ b/sim/configure
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ PACKAGE_BUGREPORT=
 
 ac_unique_file="Makefile.in"
 ac_subdirs_all="$ac_subdirs_all arm"
+ac_subdirs_all="$ac_subdirs_all cr16"
 ac_subdirs_all="$ac_subdirs_all cris"
 ac_subdirs_all="$ac_subdirs_all d10v"
 ac_subdirs_all="$ac_subdirs_all frv"
@@ -3421,6 +3422,13 @@ if test "${enable_sim}" != no; then
 
 subdirs="$subdirs arm"
 
+	   testsuite=yes
+	   ;;
+       cr16*-*-*)
+
+
+subdirs="$subdirs cr16"
+
 	   testsuite=yes
 	   ;;
        cris-*-* | crisv32-*-*)
diff --git a/sim/configure.ac b/sim/configure.ac
index 48f590fc1e..286cd41c67 100644
--- a/sim/configure.ac
+++ b/sim/configure.ac
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ if test "${enable_sim}" != no; then
            AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(arm)
 	   testsuite=yes
 	   ;;
+       cr16*-*-*)
+	   AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(cr16)
+	   testsuite=yes
+	   ;;
        cris-*-* | crisv32-*-*)
 	   AC_CONFIG_SUBDIRS(cris)
 	   testsuite=yes