diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index 65becedf1c3c..1d7ffe5a3a5a 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -209,10 +209,10 @@ WMAKE=		${WMAKEENV} ${MAKE} -f Makefile.inc1 DESTDIR=${WORLDTMP}
 # 32 bit world
 LIB32TMP=	${OBJTREE}${.CURDIR}/lib32
 
-.if empty(CPUTYPE)
+.if empty(TARGET_CPUTYPE)
 LIB32CPUTYPE=	k8
 .else
-LIB32CPUTYPE=	${CPUTYPE}
+LIB32CPUTYPE=	${TARGET_CPUTYPE}
 .endif
 LIB32PREFLAGS=	-m32 -march=${LIB32CPUTYPE} -mfancy-math-387 -DCOMPAT_32BIT
 LIB32POSTFLAGS=	-I${LIB32TMP}/usr/include \