diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1d57134..713dba1 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 VERSION_FILE = $(obj)include/version_autogenerated.h
 
 HOSTARCH := $(shell uname -m | \
-	sed -e s/i.86/i386/ \
+	sed -e s/i.86/x86/ \
 	    -e s/sun4u/sparc64/ \
 	    -e s/arm.*/arm/ \
 	    -e s/sa110/arm/ \
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@
 # U-Boot objects....order is important (i.e. start must be first)
 
 OBJS  = $(CPUDIR)/start.o
-ifeq ($(CPU),i386)
+ifeq ($(CPU),x86)
 OBJS += $(CPUDIR)/start16.o
 OBJS += $(CPUDIR)/resetvec.o
 endif