IMAGE:=$(BASE_DIR)/root_fs
 GNU_TARGET_NAME=$(OPTIMIZE_FOR_CPU)-linux
 KERNEL_CROSS=$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/$(ARCH)-uclibc-
+HOST_ARCH:=$(shell $(HOSTCC) -dumpmachine | sed -e s'/-.*//' \
+       -e 's/sparc.*/sparc/' \
+       -e 's/arm.*/arm/g' \
+       -e 's/m68k.*/m68k/' \
+       -e 's/ppc/powerpc/g' \
+       -e 's/v850.*/v850/g' \
+       -e 's/sh[234]/sh/' \
+       -e 's/mips-.*/mips/' \
+       -e 's/mipsel-.*/mipsel/' \
+       -e 's/cris.*/cris/' \
+       )
+GNU_HOST_NAME:=$(HOST_ARCH)-pc-linux-gnu
 
 all:   world