diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e28dde8..b32963a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -197,8 +197,13 @@
 UTS_MACHINE 	:= $(ARCH)
 SRCARCH 	:= $(ARCH)
 
-# for i386 and x86_64 we use SRCARCH equal to x86
-SRCARCH := $(if $(filter x86_64 i386,$(SRCARCH)),x86,$(SRCARCH))
+# Additional ARCH settings for x86
+ifeq ($(ARCH),i386)
+        SRCARCH := x86
+endif
+ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
+        SRCARCH := x86
+endif
 
 KCONFIG_CONFIG	?= .config