diff --git a/lfs/openssl b/lfs/openssl
index 670018ae8..e2df1dbc6 100644
--- a/lfs/openssl
+++ b/lfs/openssl
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ CONFIGURE_OPTIONS = \
 	no-srp \
 	-DSSL_FORBID_ENULL
 
+ifeq "$(MACHINE)" "x86_64"
+	CONFIGURE_ARGS = linux-x86_64
+endif
+
 ifeq "$(MACHINE)" "i586"
 	CONFIGURE_OPTIONS += linux-elf