diff --git a/veejay-current/veejay-server/cpuinfo.sh b/veejay-current/veejay-server/cpuinfo.sh
index cc07ffd5..0e764dbd 100755
--- a/veejay-current/veejay-server/cpuinfo.sh
+++ b/veejay-current/veejay-server/cpuinfo.sh
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ if test $? -ne 0; then
 
 fi
 
+if [ -z "$arch" ]; then
+	echo "Falling back to default -march=native" 
+	arch="native"
+fi
+
 rm -rf veejay.arch
 echo "-march=$arch" > veejay.arch