diff --git a/configure b/configure
index eeb5cc7..044a7f7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -13875,7 +13875,7 @@ asm_dir=
 asm_msg_amd64=no
 asm_msg_i386=no
 
-case "$host_cpu-$ac_cv_sizeof_void_p" in
+case "$target_cpu-$ac_cv_sizeof_void_p" in
     amd64-8 | x86_64-8) asm_arch="amd64"; asm_dir="asm/amd64/src_gas/elf64"; asm_mode="amd64_src_gas_elf64" ;;
     i?86-4) asm_arch="i386"; asm_dir="asm/i386/src_gas"; asm_mode="i386_src_gas" ;;
     *) enable_asm=no ;;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 5c3963c..1d271fe 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ asm_dir=
 asm_msg_amd64=no
 asm_msg_i386=no
 
-case "$host_cpu-$ac_cv_sizeof_void_p" in
+case "$target_cpu-$ac_cv_sizeof_void_p" in
     amd64-8 | x86_64-8) asm_arch="amd64"; asm_dir="asm/amd64/src_gas/elf64"; asm_mode="amd64_src_gas_elf64" ;;
     i?86-4) asm_arch="i386"; asm_dir="asm/i386/src_gas"; asm_mode="i386_src_gas" ;;
     *) enable_asm=no ;;