diff --git a/package/madwifi/Makefile b/package/madwifi/Makefile
index 8db820e5aa..3fecfd6f68 100644
--- a/package/madwifi/Makefile
+++ b/package/madwifi/Makefile
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ MADWIFI_INC = \
 MAKE_ARGS:= \
 	PATH="$(TARGET_PATH)" \
 	ARCH="$(LINUX_KARCH)" \
+	ARCH-y="$(LINUX_KARCH)" \
 	CROSS_COMPILE="$(TARGET_CROSS)" \
 	TARGET="$(HAL_TARGET)" \
 	TOOLPREFIX="$(KERNEL_CROSS)" \