diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-i686-pc-linux-gnu/template b/srcpkgs/cross-i686-pc-linux-gnu/template
index 493d1953cbb..13ef9c43c0d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-i686-pc-linux-gnu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-i686-pc-linux-gnu/template
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ _glibc_headers() {
 	export CC="${_triplet}-gcc" LD="${_triplet}-ld" \
 		AS="${_triplet}-as" CPP="${_triplet}-cpp"
 
-	_args="--target=${_triplet}"
+	_args="--host=${_triplet}"
 	_args+=" --prefix=/usr"
 	_args+=" --with-headers=${_sysroot}/usr/include"
 	_args+=" --config-cache"