2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e5e977b..93e36bd 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- macros: make _host_cpu identical with _target_cpu as ATM rpm uses real build
+  host's arch and it can be different what we really want (armv8l vs. armv7hl)
+
 Version 2.75 - 23 March 2024, by Jani Välimaa
 - Makefile: fix brp-mangle-shebangs install
 - rpmrc: use -mtune=generic-armv7-a with armv7hl
diff --git a/macros.in b/macros.in
index 91f6e08..bea66b9 100644
--- a/macros.in
+++ b/macros.in
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 %_gnu @CANONTARGETGNU@
 %_target_platform	%{_target_cpu}-%{_real_vendor}-%{_target_os}%{?_gnu}
 
+%_host_cpu @CANONTARGETCPU@
 %_host %{_host_cpu}-%{_real_vendor}-%{_host_os}%{?_gnu}