diff --git a/platform/linuxbsd/detect.py b/platform/linuxbsd/detect.py
index 72bffceb1f03..59cc6e7962b9 100644
--- a/platform/linuxbsd/detect.py
+++ b/platform/linuxbsd/detect.py
@@ -85,6 +85,16 @@ def configure(env: "Environment"):
         # gdb works fine without it though, so maybe our crash handler could too.
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-rdynamic"])
 
+    # Cross-compilation
+    # TODO: Support cross-compilation on architectures other than x86.
+    host_is_64_bit = sys.maxsize > 2**32
+    if host_is_64_bit and env["arch"] == "x86_32":
+        env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-m32"])
+        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-m32"])
+    elif not host_is_64_bit and env["arch"] == "x86_64":
+        env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-m64"])
+        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-m64"])
+
     # CPU architecture flags.
     if env["arch"] == "rv64":
         # G = General-purpose extensions, C = Compression extension (very common).
@@ -469,22 +479,11 @@ def configure(env: "Environment"):
     if platform.system() == "FreeBSD":
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-lkvm"])
 
-    ## Cross-compilation
-    # TODO: Support cross-compilation on architectures other than x86.
-    host_is_64_bit = sys.maxsize > 2**32
-    if host_is_64_bit and env["arch"] == "x86_32":
-        env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-m32"])
-        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-m32", "-L/usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu"])
-    elif not host_is_64_bit and env["arch"] == "x86_64":
-        env.Append(CCFLAGS=["-m64"])
-        env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-m64", "-L/usr/lib/i686-linux-gnu"])
-
     # Link those statically for portability
     if env["use_static_cpp"]:
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-static-libgcc", "-static-libstdc++"])
         if env["use_llvm"] and platform.system() != "FreeBSD":
             env["LINKCOM"] = env["LINKCOM"] + " -l:libatomic.a"
-
     else:
         if env["use_llvm"] and platform.system() != "FreeBSD":
             env.Append(LIBS=["atomic"])