diff --git a/platform.in b/platform.in
index d7f3c4a..2ead7b6 100644
--- a/platform.in
+++ b/platform.in
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 # ---- configure and makeinstall.
 #
 %_configure_script	./configure
-%_configure_target	--build=%{_target_platform}
+%_configure_target	--build=%{_target_platform} --host=%{_target_platform}
 %_configure_gettext	--without-included-gettext
 %configure \
   CFLAGS="${CFLAGS:-%optflags}" ; export CFLAGS ; \