diff --git a/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk b/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk
index 40c4e32b64..ac636b77c1 100644
--- a/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk
+++ b/target/linux/x86/64/target.mk
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ARCH:=x86_64
 BOARDNAME:=x86_64
 DEFAULT_PACKAGES += kmod-e1000 kmod-r8169
+ARCH_PACKAGES:=x86_64
 MAINTAINER:=Imre Kaloz <kaloz@openwrt.org>
 
 define Target/Description