diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index cf953a4..4a6c828 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ elif os == 'linux'
   os = 'gnu'
 endif
 
-arch = host_machine.cpu()
+arch = host_machine.cpu_family()
 if arch == 'x86_64'
   arch = 'amd64'
 endif