diff --git a/compiler/build/src/target.rs b/compiler/build/src/target.rs
index f1a10a830f..4e171359d0 100644
--- a/compiler/build/src/target.rs
+++ b/compiler/build/src/target.rs
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ pub fn target_machine(
 ) -> Option<TargetMachine> {
     let arch = arch_str(target);
 
+    init_arch(target);
+
     Target::from_name(arch).unwrap().create_target_machine(
         &TargetTriple::create(target_triple_str(target)),
         "generic",