diff --git a/platform/x11/detect.py b/platform/x11/detect.py
index 943bae30c11..b365cf6c66a 100644
--- a/platform/x11/detect.py
+++ b/platform/x11/detect.py
@@ -119,9 +119,17 @@ def configure(env):
 
     ## Architecture
 
-    is64 = sys.maxsize > 2**32
+    # Cross-compilation
+    # TODO: Support cross-compilation on architectures other than x86.
+    host_is_64_bit = sys.maxsize > 2**32
     if env["bits"] == "default":
-        env["bits"] = "64" if is64 else "32"
+        env["bits"] = "64" if host_is_64_bit else "32"
+    if host_is_64_bit and (env["bits"] == "32" or env["arch"] == "x86"):
+        env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-m32"])
+        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-m32"])
+    elif not host_is_64_bit and (env["bits"] == "64" or env["arch"] == "x86_64"):
+        env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-m64"])
+        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-m64"])
 
     machines = {
         "riscv64": "rv64",
@@ -432,21 +440,11 @@ def configure(env):
             else:
                 env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-T", "platform/x11/pck_embed.legacy.ld"])
 
-    ## Cross-compilation
-
-    if is64 and env["bits"] == "32":
-        env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-m32"])
-        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-m32", "-L/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu"])
-    elif not is64 and env["bits"] == "64":
-        env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-m64"])
-        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-m64", "-L/usr/lib/i686-linux-gnu"])
-
     # Link those statically for portability
     if env["use_static_cpp"]:
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-static-libgcc", "-static-libstdc++"])
         if env["use_llvm"] and platform.system() != "FreeBSD":
             env["LINKCOM"] = env["LINKCOM"] + " -l:libatomic.a"
-
     else:
         if env["use_llvm"] and platform.system() != "FreeBSD":
             env.Append(LIBS=["atomic"])