diff --git a/cmake/system_check.cmake b/cmake/system_check.cmake
index 88bb081a6..f30a946b4 100644
--- a/cmake/system_check.cmake
+++ b/cmake/system_check.cmake
@@ -39,7 +39,11 @@ elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "ppc.*|power.*|Power.*")
 elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "mips64.*")
   set(MIPS64 1)
 elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "amd64.*|x86_64.*|AMD64.*")
-  set(X86_64 1)
+  if("${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P}" EQUAL "8")
+    set(X86_64 1)
+  else()
+    set(X86 1)
+  endif()
 elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "i686.*|i386.*|x86.*|amd64.*|AMD64.*")
   set(X86 1)
 elseif(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR MATCHES "^(arm.*|ARM.*)")