diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass
index 48688bed75..65fd80fc7e 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/meson.bbclass
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ endian = '${@meson_endian('HOST', d)}'
 [target_machine]
 system = '${@meson_operating_system('TARGET_OS', d)}'
 cpu_family = '${@meson_cpu_family('TARGET_ARCH', d)}'
-cpu = '${TARGET_ARCH}'
+cpu = '${TRANSLATED_TARGET_ARCH}'
 endian = '${@meson_endian('TARGET', d)}'
 EOF