diff --git a/package/pkg-meson.mk b/package/pkg-meson.mk
index a637299476..886fcf7205 100644
--- a/package/pkg-meson.mk
+++ b/package/pkg-meson.mk
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ define $(2)_CONFIGURE_CMDS
 	rm -rf $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build
 	mkdir -p $$($$(PKG)_SRCDIR)/build
 	sed -e "s%@TARGET_CROSS@%$$(TARGET_CROSS)%g" \
-	    -e "s%@TARGET_ARCH@%$$(ARCH)%g" \
+	    -e "s%@TARGET_ARCH@%$$(HOST_MESON_TARGET_CPU_FAMILY)%g" \
 	    -e "s%@TARGET_CPU@%$$(GCC_TARGET_CPU)%g" \
 	    -e "s%@TARGET_ENDIAN@%$$(call LOWERCASE,$$(BR2_ENDIAN))%g" \
 	    -e "s%@TARGET_CFLAGS@%$$(HOST_MESON_SED_CFLAGS)%g" \