--- valgrind/configure.jj	2011-06-09 16:33:14.000000000 -0400
+++ valgrind/configure	2011-06-09 16:33:08.000000000 -0400
@@ -5348,10 +5348,11 @@
         kernel=`uname -r`
 
         case "${kernel}" in
-             2.6.*)
-        	    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: 2.6 family (${kernel})" >&5
+             2.6.*|3.*) 
+                  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: 2.6 family (${kernel})" >&5
 $as_echo "2.6 family (${kernel})" >&6; }
 
+
 $as_echo "#define KERNEL_2_6 1" >>confdefs.h
 
         	    ;;