diff --git a/Makefile.target b/Makefile.target
index 21f864afd2..6873f76c96 100644
--- a/Makefile.target
+++ b/Makefile.target
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ QEMU_CFLAGS += $(VNC_JPEG_CFLAGS)
 QEMU_CFLAGS += $(VNC_PNG_CFLAGS)
 
 # xen backend driver support
-obj-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen_machine_pv.o xen_domainbuild.o
+obj-i386-$(CONFIG_XEN) += xen_machine_pv.o xen_domainbuild.o
 
 # Inter-VM PCI shared memory
 CONFIG_IVSHMEM =