diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/template b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
index 7852e5b16aa..42695ba114a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ do_configure() {
 		_langs="c,c++,lto"
 		_args+=" --disable-multilib --host=$XBPS_CROSS_TRIPLET --with-build-sysroot=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}"
 	else
+		case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+			arm*) _args+=" --build=${_triplet}";;
+		esac
 		_langs="c,c++,objc,obj-c++,fortran,lto,go,java"
 		_args+=" --enable-java-gc=boehm --enable-fast-character"
 	fi