diff --git a/package/madwifi/Makefile b/package/madwifi/Makefile
index 8b92f660e4..766a1d685d 100644
--- a/package/madwifi/Makefile
+++ b/package/madwifi/Makefile
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(ARCH),i386)
   HAL_TARGET:=i386-elf
 endif
+ifeq ($(ARCH),i686)
+  HAL_TARGET:=i386-elf
+endif
 ifeq ($(ARCH),armeb)
   HAL_TARGET:=xscale-be-elf
 endif