diff --git a/bin/make-dist.sh b/bin/make-dist.sh
index b38f9244a49afaebd350bba90555ae7a4f04b554..feb47a460a65a58c0ac23f07b137603e8e6d216d 100755
--- a/bin/make-dist.sh
+++ b/bin/make-dist.sh
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def_arch_os () {
           OS=darwin
           # x86 or ppc?
           case `uname -m` in
-	      i386) ARCH=x86 ;;
+	      i386|x86_64) ARCH=x86 ;;
 	      *) ARCH=ppc ;;
 	  esac ;;
       NetBSD)