--- a/scripts/get_arch.mk
+++ b/scripts/get_arch.mk
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@
 $(Cannot determine ARCH)
 endif
 
+# Allow ARCH to be x86
+ifneq (,$(CONFIG_X86))
+ifeq (x86,$(ARCH))
+ARCH-y = $(ARCH)
+endif
+endif
+
 # Don't allow ARCH to be overridden by a different value.
 ifeq (,$(ARCH))
 ARCH = $(ARCH-y)
