diff --git a/templates/gmp.tmpl b/templates/gmp.tmpl
index 3580f148d1..ef7004bfae 100644
--- a/templates/gmp.tmpl
+++ b/templates/gmp.tmpl
@@ -23,3 +23,11 @@ long_desc="
 
 base_chroot=yes
 run_depends="glibc-2.8"
+
+pre_configure()
+{
+	if [ "$xbps_machine" != "x86_64" ]; then
+		local triplet="$xbps_machine-pc-linux-gnu"
+		configure_args="--host=$triplet --build=$triplet"
+	fi
+}