diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 3fdbb89d63..f12ae5f681 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ CC_VERSION = @CC_VERSION@
 OUTFLAG = @OUTFLAG@$(empty)
 COUTFLAG = @COUTFLAG@$(empty)
 ARCH_FLAG = @ARCH_FLAG@
-CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ $(ARCH_FLAG)
+CFLAGS_NO_ARCH = @CFLAGS@
+CFLAGS = $(CFLAGS_NO_ARCH) $(ARCH_FLAG)
 cflags = @cflags@
 optflags = @optflags@
 debugflags = @debugflags@
diff --git a/defs/gmake.mk b/defs/gmake.mk
index 23977da6dc..c024f0b483 100644
--- a/defs/gmake.mk
+++ b/defs/gmake.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ endif
 
 ifneq ($(filter universal-%,$(arch)),)
 define archcmd
+%.$(1).S: %.c
+	@$$(ECHO) translating $$< with $(2)
+	$$(Q) $$(CC) $$(CFLAGS_NO_ARCH) $(2) $$(XCFLAGS) $$(CPPFLAGS) $$(COUTFLAG)$$@ -S $$<
+
+%.S: %.$(1).S
+
 %.$(1).i: %.c
 	@$$(ECHO) preprocessing $$< with $(2)
 	$$(Q) $$(CPP) $$(warnflags) $(2) $$(XCFLAGS) $$(CPPFLAGS) $$(COUTFLAG)$$@ -E $$< > $$@