diff --git a/arch/um/os-Linux/util.c b/arch/um/os-Linux/util.c
index 3f5b1514e8a71a33513ccf613643fcb2e33fed5c..56b8a50e8bc2e08c3bfa5b7661b954599f5c6cee 100644
--- a/arch/um/os-Linux/util.c
+++ b/arch/um/os-Linux/util.c
@@ -80,11 +80,18 @@ void setup_machinename(char *machine_out)
 	struct utsname host;
 
 	uname(&host);
-#if defined(UML_CONFIG_UML_X86) && !defined(UML_CONFIG_64BIT)
+#ifdef UML_CONFIG_UML_X86
+# ifndef UML_CONFIG_64BIT
 	if (!strcmp(host.machine, "x86_64")) {
 		strcpy(machine_out, "i686");
 		return;
 	}
+# else
+	if (!strcmp(host.machine, "i686")) {
+		strcpy(machine_out, "x86_64");
+		return;
+	}
+# endif
 #endif
 	strcpy(machine_out, host.machine);
 }