diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 2b198b4bb..cec140716 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2021-02-19  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	* builds/unix/ax_pthread.m4: Update from 'autoconf-archive'.
+
+	A bunch of fixes were added recently to its git repository.
+
 2021-02-17  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
 
 	[unix] Updates for autoconf 2.71.
diff --git a/builds/unix/ax_pthread.m4 b/builds/unix/ax_pthread.m4
index 507f182a8..e5858e50c 100644
--- a/builds/unix/ax_pthread.m4
+++ b/builds/unix/ax_pthread.m4
@@ -14,20 +14,24 @@
 #   flags that are needed. (The user can also force certain compiler
 #   flags/libs to be tested by setting these environment variables.)
 #
-#   Also sets PTHREAD_CC to any special C compiler that is needed for
-#   multi-threaded programs (defaults to the value of CC otherwise). (This
-#   is necessary on AIX to use the special cc_r compiler alias.)
+#   Also sets PTHREAD_CC and PTHREAD_CXX to any special C compiler that is
+#   needed for multi-threaded programs (defaults to the value of CC
+#   respectively CXX otherwise). (This is necessary on e.g. AIX to use the
+#   special cc_r/CC_r compiler alias.)
 #
 #   NOTE: You are assumed to not only compile your program with these flags,
 #   but also to link with them as well. For example, you might link with
 #   $PTHREAD_CC $CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS $LDFLAGS ... $PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS
+#   $PTHREAD_CXX $CXXFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS $LDFLAGS ... $PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS
 #
 #   If you are only building threaded programs, you may wish to use these
 #   variables in your default LIBS, CFLAGS, and CC:
 #
 #     LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
 #     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
+#     CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
 #     CC="$PTHREAD_CC"
+#     CXX="$PTHREAD_CXX"
 #
 #   In addition, if the PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE thread-attribute constant
 #   has a nonstandard name, this macro defines PTHREAD_CREATE_JOINABLE to
@@ -83,11 +87,11 @@
 #   modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
 #   exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
 
-#serial 27
+#serial 30
 
 AU_ALIAS([ACX_PTHREAD], [AX_PTHREAD])
 AC_DEFUN([AX_PTHREAD], [
-AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_HOST])
+AC_REQUIRE([AC_CANONICAL_TARGET])
 AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_CC])
 AC_REQUIRE([AC_PROG_SED])
 AC_LANG_PUSH([C])
@@ -105,6 +109,7 @@ if test "x$PTHREAD_CFLAGS$PTHREAD_LIBS" != "x"; then
         ax_pthread_save_CFLAGS="$CFLAGS"
         ax_pthread_save_LIBS="$LIBS"
         AS_IF([test "x$PTHREAD_CC" != "x"], [CC="$PTHREAD_CC"])
+        AS_IF([test "x$PTHREAD_CXX" != "x"], [CXX="$PTHREAD_CXX"])
         CFLAGS="$CFLAGS $PTHREAD_CFLAGS"
         LIBS="$PTHREAD_LIBS $LIBS"
         AC_MSG_CHECKING([for pthread_join using $CC $PTHREAD_CFLAGS $PTHREAD_LIBS])
@@ -153,7 +158,7 @@ ax_pthread_flags="pthreads none -Kthread -pthread -pthreads -mthreads pthread --
 # --thread-safe: KAI C++
 # pthread-config: use pthread-config program (for GNU Pth library)
 
-case $host_os in
+case $target_os in
 
         freebsd*)
 
@@ -243,7 +248,7 @@ AS_IF([test "x$ax_pthread_clang" = "xyes"],
 # definitions is, on some systems, a strong hint that pthreads support is
 # correctly enabled
 
-case $host_os in
+case $target_os in
         darwin* | hpux* | linux* | osf* | solaris*)
         ax_pthread_check_macro="_REENTRANT"
         ;;
@@ -445,7 +450,7 @@ if test "x$ax_pthread_ok" = "xyes"; then
         AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether more special flags are required for pthreads],
             [ax_cv_PTHREAD_SPECIAL_FLAGS],
             [ax_cv_PTHREAD_SPECIAL_FLAGS=no
-             case $host_os in
+             case $target_os in
              solaris*)
              ax_cv_PTHREAD_SPECIAL_FLAGS="-D_POSIX_PTHREAD_SEMANTICS"
              ;;
@@ -475,25 +480,35 @@ if test "x$ax_pthread_ok" = "xyes"; then
 
         # More AIX lossage: compile with *_r variant
         if test "x$GCC" != "xyes"; then
-            case $host_os in
+            case $target_os in
                 aix*)
                 AS_CASE(["x/$CC"],
                     [x*/c89|x*/c89_128|x*/c99|x*/c99_128|x*/cc|x*/cc128|x*/xlc|x*/xlc_v6|x*/xlc128|x*/xlc128_v6],
                     [#handle absolute path differently from PATH based program lookup
                      AS_CASE(["x$CC"],
                          [x/*],
-                         [AS_IF([AS_EXECUTABLE_P([${CC}_r])],[PTHREAD_CC="${CC}_r"])],
-                         [AC_CHECK_PROGS([PTHREAD_CC],[${CC}_r],[$CC])])])
+                         [
+			   AS_IF([AS_EXECUTABLE_P([${CC}_r])],[PTHREAD_CC="${CC}_r"])
+			   AS_IF([test "x${CXX}" != "x"], [AS_IF([AS_EXECUTABLE_P([${CXX}_r])],[PTHREAD_CXX="${CXX}_r"])])
+			 ],
+                         [
+			   AC_CHECK_PROGS([PTHREAD_CC],[${CC}_r],[$CC])
+			   AS_IF([test "x${CXX}" != "x"], [AC_CHECK_PROGS([PTHREAD_CXX],[${CXX}_r],[$CXX])])
+			 ]
+                     )
+                    ])
                 ;;
             esac
         fi
 fi
 
 test -n "$PTHREAD_CC" || PTHREAD_CC="$CC"
+test -n "$PTHREAD_CXX" || PTHREAD_CXX="$CXX"
 
 AC_SUBST([PTHREAD_LIBS])
 AC_SUBST([PTHREAD_CFLAGS])
 AC_SUBST([PTHREAD_CC])
+AC_SUBST([PTHREAD_CXX])
 
 # Finally, execute ACTION-IF-FOUND/ACTION-IF-NOT-FOUND:
 if test "x$ax_pthread_ok" = "xyes"; then