diff --git a/arch/Config.in.avr32 b/arch/Config.in.avr32
index 199c15078..842958957 100644
--- a/arch/Config.in.avr32
+++ b/arch/Config.in.avr32
@@ -3,3 +3,6 @@ config BR2_ARCH
 
 config BR2_ENDIAN
 	default "BIG"
+
+config BR2_GCC_TARGET_ARCH
+	default "ap"