diff --git a/Library/ENV/4.3/cc b/Library/ENV/4.3/cc
index fcba402633..561df96d7c 100755
--- a/Library/ENV/4.3/cc
+++ b/Library/ENV/4.3/cc
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class Cmd
       args << '-march=native' if tool =~ /clang/
     end
 
-    args += %w{-arch i386 -arch x86_64} if cccfg? 'u'
+    args += ENV['HOMEBREW_ARCHS'].split(',').map {|a| "-arch #{a}"} if cccfg? 'u'
     args << "-std=#{@arg0}" if @arg0 =~ /c[89]9/
     args
   end
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/superenv.rb b/Library/Homebrew/superenv.rb
index ace71a33f0..31f6da6201 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/superenv.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/superenv.rb
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ class << ENV
   end
 
   def universal_binary
+    ENV['HOMEBREW_ARCHS'] = Hardware::CPU.universal_archs.join(',')
     append 'HOMEBREW_CCCFG', "u", ''
   end