diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/i686_apple_darwin.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/i686_apple_darwin.rs
index 1b079323bf9ca..fcea900283d28 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/i686_apple_darwin.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/i686_apple_darwin.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use target::Target;
 
 pub fn target() -> Target {
     let mut base = super::apple_base::opts();
+    base.cpu = "yonah".to_string();
     base.pre_link_args.push("-m32".to_string());
 
     Target {
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/i686_pc_windows_gnu.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/i686_pc_windows_gnu.rs
index c2ab68ee05256..249f2d440e681 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/i686_pc_windows_gnu.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/i686_pc_windows_gnu.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use target::Target;
 
 pub fn target() -> Target {
     let mut options = super::windows_base::opts();
+    options.cpu = "pentium4".to_string();
 
     // Mark all dynamic libraries and executables as compatible with the larger 4GiB address
     // space available to x86 Windows binaries on x86_64.
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/i686_unknown_dragonfly.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/i686_unknown_dragonfly.rs
index 7910eba7ea124..4450d8d67782d 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/i686_unknown_dragonfly.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/i686_unknown_dragonfly.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use target::Target;
 
 pub fn target() -> Target {
     let mut base = super::dragonfly_base::opts();
+    base.cpu = "pentium4".to_string();
     base.pre_link_args.push("-m32".to_string());
 
     Target {
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/i686_unknown_linux_gnu.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/i686_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
index c93a564fef5f4..f21f6adfb4c0c 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/i686_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/i686_unknown_linux_gnu.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ use target::Target;
 
 pub fn target() -> Target {
     let mut base = super::linux_base::opts();
+    base.cpu = "pentium4".to_string();
     base.pre_link_args.push("-m32".to_string());
 
     Target {
diff --git a/src/librustc_back/target/x86_64_apple_darwin.rs b/src/librustc_back/target/x86_64_apple_darwin.rs
index f2abfd4564c7d..0b3b2bea62d77 100644
--- a/src/librustc_back/target/x86_64_apple_darwin.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_back/target/x86_64_apple_darwin.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ use target::Target;
 
 pub fn target() -> Target {
     let mut base = super::apple_base::opts();
-    base.cpu = "x86-64".to_string();
+    base.cpu = "core2".to_string();
     base.eliminate_frame_pointer = false;
     base.pre_link_args.push("-m64".to_string());