diff --git a/package/base/openssl/openssl.conf b/package/base/openssl/openssl.conf
index bb2a9f199..a4e5292e6 100644
--- a/package/base/openssl/openssl.conf
+++ b/package/base/openssl/openssl.conf
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ openssl_main()
 	# options which won't work on our taget system.
 	case "$arch_machine" in
 		i?86)     trg=linux-elf ;;
+		x86_64)   trg=linux-x86_64 ;;
 		alpha)    trg=linux-alpha-gcc ;;
 		powerpc)  trg=linux-ppc ;;
 		sparc)    case $ROCKCFG_SPARC_OPT in