diff --git a/nix.spec.in b/nix.spec.in
index 8b367eb554..0fe3fb64a8 100644
--- a/nix.spec.in
+++ b/nix.spec.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ Nix is a software deployment system.
 %setup -q
 
 %build
-./configure --prefix=%{_prefix} --with-system="i686-linux"
+./configure --prefix=%{_prefix}
 make
 make check