diff --git a/etc/makepkg.conf.in b/etc/makepkg.conf.in
index 7ca1080e..6add6473 100644
--- a/etc/makepkg.conf.in
+++ b/etc/makepkg.conf.in
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ CHOST="@CHOST@"
 #-- Exclusive: will only run on @CARCHFLAGS@
 # -mtune builds exclusively for an architecture
 # -mcpu optimizes for an architecture, but builds for the whole processor family
-CFLAGS="-@ARCHSWITCH@=@CARCHFLAGS@ -O2 -pipe"
-CXXFLAGS="-@ARCHSWITCH@=@CARCHFLAGS@ -O2 -pipe"
+CFLAGS="-@ARCHSWITCH@=@CARCHFLAGS@ -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe"
+CXXFLAGS="-@ARCHSWITCH@=@CARCHFLAGS@ -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe"
 #-- Make Flags: change this for DistCC/SMP systems
 #MAKEFLAGS="-j2"