diff --git a/configure b/configure
index fe00036dbd..e3cecca62f 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -2973,7 +2973,7 @@ TARGET_ABI_DIR=""
 
 case "$target_arch2" in
   i386)
-    target_phys_bits=32
+    target_phys_bits=64
   ;;
   x86_64)
     TARGET_BASE_ARCH=i386