diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index b68183b8e6f09e995a7f1213d379ce3c790eec2a..84f9df8a571f2ed56e30effd539204917b0a0f9f 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -56,6 +56,12 @@ PROGS+=$(QEMU_SYSTEM)
 endif
 endif # ARCH = i386
 
+ifeq ($(ARCH), amd64)
+ifdef CONFIG_SOFTMMU
+PROGS+=$(QEMU_SYSTEM)
+endif
+endif # ARCH = amd64
+
 endif # TARGET_ARCH = ppc
 endif # !CONFIG_USER_ONLY