diff --git a/c_check b/c_check
index 970d475d7..9c8b1abac 100644
--- a/c_check
+++ b/c_check
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 # Checking cross compile
 $hostos   = `uname -s | sed -e s/\-.*//`;    chop($hostos);
-$hostarch = `uname -m | sed -e s/i.86/x86/`;chop($hostarch);
+$hostarch = `uname -m | sed -e s/i.86/x86/`;
 $hostarch = `uname -p` if ($hostos eq "AIX" || $hostos eq "SunOS");
 chop($hostarch);
 $hostarch = "x86_64" if ($hostarch eq "amd64");