diff --git a/pythonforandroid/archs.py b/pythonforandroid/archs.py
index e59aae4191..4cadcfcfb1 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/archs.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/archs.py
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ def get_env(self, with_flags_in_cc=True):
 
 class Archx86_64(Arch):
     arch = 'x86_64'
-    toolchain_prefix = 'x86'
+    toolchain_prefix = 'x86_64'
     command_prefix = 'x86_64-linux-android'
     platform_dir = 'arch-x86'
 
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/build.py b/pythonforandroid/build.py
index 9aa7212559..fc9545df83 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/build.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/build.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 from pythonforandroid.util import (ensure_dir, current_directory)
 from pythonforandroid.logger import (info, warning, error, info_notify,
                                      Err_Fore, info_main, shprint)
-from pythonforandroid.archs import ArchARM, ArchARMv7_a, ArchAarch_64, Archx86
+from pythonforandroid.archs import ArchARM, ArchARMv7_a, ArchAarch_64, Archx86, Archx86_64
 from pythonforandroid.recipe import Recipe
 
 DEFAULT_ANDROID_API = 15
@@ -501,6 +501,7 @@ def __init__(self):
             ArchARM(self),
             ArchARMv7_a(self),
             Archx86(self),
+            Archx86_64(self),
             ArchAarch_64(self),
             )