diff --git a/include/target.mk b/include/target.mk
index 64292138b7..aba477e83b 100644
--- a/include/target.mk
+++ b/include/target.mk
@@ -174,8 +174,8 @@ ifeq ($(DUMP),1)
     CPU_CFLAGS_octeonplus = -march=octeon+ -mabi=64
   endif
   ifeq ($(ARCH),i386)
-    CPU_TYPE ?= pentium
-    CPU_CFLAGS_pentium = -march=pentium-mmx
+    CPU_TYPE ?= pentium-mmx
+    CPU_CFLAGS_pentium-mmx = -march=pentium-mmx
     CPU_CFLAGS_pentium4 = -march=pentium4
   endif
   ifneq ($(findstring arm,$(ARCH)),)