diff --git a/configure b/configure
index e520a43406..5cf075ac60 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -6305,9 +6305,12 @@ if test "$cross_compile" = "yes"; then
         echo "system = 'darwin'" >> $cross
     fi
     case "$ARCH" in
-        i386|x86_64)
+        i386)
             echo "cpu_family = 'x86'" >> $cross
             ;;
+        x86_64)
+            echo "cpu_family = 'x86_64'" >> $cross
+            ;;
         ppc64le)
             echo "cpu_family = 'ppc64'" >> $cross
             ;;