diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 9031e7a628..8c2f666220 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -147,7 +147,15 @@ endif
 ifeq ($(arch),arm)
 	asm = arm
 	pointer-size = 4
-	cflags += -Wno-psabi -march=armv5t 
+	cflags += -Wno-psabi
+
+	ifneq ($(arch),$(build-arch))
+		cxx = arm-linux-gnueabi-g++
+		cc = arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc
+		ar = arm-linux-gnueabi-ar
+		ranlib = arm-linux-gnueabi-ranlib
+		strip = arm-linux-gnueabi-strip
+	endif
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(platform),darwin)
@@ -180,16 +188,6 @@ ifeq ($(platform),darwin)
 	endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(arch),arm)
-	ifneq ($(arch),$(build-arch))
-		cxx = arm-linux-gnueabi-g++
-		cc = arm-linux-gnueabi-gcc
-		ar = arm-linux-gnueabi-ar
-		ranlib = arm-linux-gnueabi-ranlib
-		strip = arm-linux-gnueabi-strip
-	endif
-endif
-
 ifeq ($(platform),windows)
 	inc = "$(root)/win32/include"
 	lib = "$(root)/win32/lib"