diff --git a/icu4c/source/aclocal.m4 b/icu4c/source/aclocal.m4
index 61dba5426d9..87ba3677354 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/aclocal.m4
+++ b/icu4c/source/aclocal.m4
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ powerpc*-*-linux*)
 	else
 		icu_cv_host_frag=mh-linux-va
 	fi ;;
-*-*-linux*) icu_cv_host_frag=mh-linux ;;
+*-*-linux*|*-pc-gnu) icu_cv_host_frag=mh-linux ;;
 *-*-cygwin|*-*-mingw32)
 	if test "$GCC" = yes; then
 		AC_TRY_COMPILE([
diff --git a/icu4c/source/configure b/icu4c/source/configure
index c71b4193adf..42e7d198b0f 100755
--- a/icu4c/source/configure
+++ b/icu4c/source/configure
@@ -3367,7 +3367,7 @@ powerpc*-*-linux*)
 	else
 		icu_cv_host_frag=mh-linux-va
 	fi ;;
-*-*-linux*) icu_cv_host_frag=mh-linux ;;
+*-*-linux*|*-pc-gnu) icu_cv_host_frag=mh-linux ;;
 *-*-cygwin|*-*-mingw32)
 	if test "$GCC" = yes; then
 		cat >conftest.$ac_ext <<_ACEOF
@@ -4527,7 +4527,7 @@ fi
 
 GENCCODE_ASSEMBLY=
 case "${host}" in
-i*86-*-linux*|x86_64-*-linux*|powerpc*-*-linux*|i*86-*-*bsd*)
+i*86-*-linux*|x86_64-*-linux*|powerpc*-*-linux*|i*86-*-*bsd*|i*86-pc-gnu)
     if test "$GCC" = yes; then
                 GENCCODE_ASSEMBLY="-a gcc"
     fi ;;
@@ -8291,6 +8291,7 @@ ICUDATA_CHAR=$U_ENDIAN_CHAR
 case "${host}" in
 	*-*-solaris*) 	platform=U_SOLARIS ;;
 	*-*-linux*) 	platform=U_LINUX ;;
+	*-pc-gnu) 	platform=U_HURD ;;
 	*-*-*bsd*|*-*-dragonfly*) 	platform=U_BSD ;;
 	*-*-aix*) 	platform=U_AIX ;;
 	*-*-hpux*) 	platform=U_HPUX ;;
diff --git a/icu4c/source/configure.in b/icu4c/source/configure.in
index ba28f896c3c..6c064ab23af 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/configure.in
+++ b/icu4c/source/configure.in
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ AC_SUBST(HAVE_MMAP)
 dnl Check to see if genccode can generate simple assembly.
 GENCCODE_ASSEMBLY=
 case "${host}" in
-i*86-*-linux*|x86_64-*-linux*|powerpc*-*-linux*|i*86-*-*bsd*)
+i*86-*-linux*|x86_64-*-linux*|powerpc*-*-linux*|i*86-*-*bsd*|i*86-pc-gnu)
     if test "$GCC" = yes; then
         dnl We're using gcc, and the simple -a gcc command line works for genccode
         GENCCODE_ASSEMBLY="-a gcc"
@@ -996,6 +996,7 @@ dnl set ICUDATA_CHAR to 'e' for any EBCDIC (which should be big endian) platform
 case "${host}" in
 	*-*-solaris*) 	platform=U_SOLARIS ;;
 	*-*-linux*) 	platform=U_LINUX ;;
+	*-pc-gnu) 	platform=U_HURD ;;
 	*-*-*bsd*|*-*-dragonfly*) 	platform=U_BSD ;;
 	*-*-aix*) 	platform=U_AIX ;;
 	*-*-hpux*) 	platform=U_HPUX ;;