diff --git a/lfs/gcc b/lfs/gcc
index 86524165b..ba57caff3 100644
--- a/lfs/gcc
+++ b/lfs/gcc
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ endif
   CFLAGS += -fno-stack-protector
 endif
 
-ifeq "$(MACHINE_TYPE)" "arm"
+ifeq "$(MACHINE)" "armv5tel"
 	EXTRA_CONFIG += \
 		--with-float=soft \
 		--disable-sjlj-exceptions