diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7960132..5a3049a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ SUBARCH := $(shell uname -m | sed -e s/i
 # Default value for CROSS_COMPILE is not to prefix executables
 # Note: Some architectures assign CROSS_COMPILE in their arch/*/Makefile
 
-ARCH		?= $(SUBARCH)
-CROSS_COMPILE	?=
+ARCH		?= arm
+CROSS_COMPILE	?= arm-linux-
 
 # Architecture as present in compile.h
 UTS_MACHINE := $(ARCH)