diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 7e84f9a49f9..564fd5ab0ba 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ COMPILER_INPUTS := $(wildcard $(addprefix $(S)src/comp/, \
 # LLVM macros
 ######################################################################
 
+# Any rules that depend on LLVM should depend on LLVM_CONFIG
 LLVM_CONFIG:=$(CFG_LLVM_INST_DIR)/bin/llvm-config
 LLVM_VERSION=$(shell "$(LLVM_CONFIG)" --version)
 LLVM_BINDIR=$(shell "$(LLVM_CONFIG)" --bindir)
@@ -206,8 +207,8 @@ LLVM_LDFLAGS=$(shell "$(LLVM_CONFIG)" --ldflags)
 LLVM_CXXFLAGS=$(shell "$(LLVM_CONFIG)" --cxxflags)
 LLVM_HOST_TRIPLE=$(shell "$(LLVM_CONFIG)" --host-target)
 
-LLVM_AS=$(CFG_LLVM_BINDIR)/llvm-as$(X)
-LLC=$(CFG_LLVM_BINDIR)/llc$(X)
+LLVM_AS=$(LLVM_BINDIR)/llvm-as$(X)
+LLC=$(LLVM_BINDIR)/llc$(X)
 
 ######################################################################
 # Exports for sub-utilities
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index ebdea8c89be..c0625cf8601 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ esac
 case $CFG_CPUTYPE in
 
     i386 | i486 | i686 | i786 | x86)
-        CFG_CPUTYPE=i686
+        CFG_CPUTYPE=i386
         ;;
 
     xscale | arm)
@@ -212,7 +212,8 @@ case $CFG_CPUTYPE in
         ;;
 
     x86_64 | x86-64 | x64)
-        CFG_CPUTYPE=x86_64
+	# FIME: Once we do a 64-bit build this should be x86_64
+        CFG_CPUTYPE=i386
         ;;
 
     *)
@@ -306,17 +307,17 @@ fi
 
 if [ ! -z "$CFG_LLVM_ROOT" -a -e "$CFG_LLVM_ROOT/bin/llvm-config" ]
 then
-    step_msg "using custom LLVM"
+    step_msg "using custom LLVM at $CFG_LLVM_ROOT"
 
     LLVM_CONFIG="$CFG_LLVM_ROOT/bin/llvm-config"
-    LLVM_VERSION=$($CFG_LLVM_CONFIG --version)
+    LLVM_VERSION=$($LLVM_CONFIG --version)
 
     case $LLVM_VERSION in
 	(3.0svn | 3.0 | 3.1svn)
-	    step_msg "found ok version of LLVM: $CFG_LLVM_VERSION"
+	    step_msg "found ok version of LLVM: $LLVM_VERSION"
 	    ;;
 	(*)
-	    err "bad LLVM version: $CFG_LLVM_VERSION, need >=3.0svn"
+	    err "bad LLVM version: $LLVM_VERSION, need >=3.0svn"
 	    ;;
     esac
 fi
diff --git a/mk/platform.mk b/mk/platform.mk
index f712e043cd4..f1dfd824e1e 100644
--- a/mk/platform.mk
+++ b/mk/platform.mk
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ endif
 
 ifneq ($(findstring linux,$(CFG_OSTYPE)),)
   CFG_LIB_NAME=lib$(1).so
-  CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS += -fPIC -march=i686
+  CFG_GCCISH_CFLAGS += -fPIC
   CFG_GCCISH_LINK_FLAGS += -shared -fPIC -ldl -lpthread -lrt
   CFG_GCCISH_DEF_FLAG := -Wl,--export-dynamic,--dynamic-list=
   CFG_GCCISH_PRE_LIB_FLAGS := -Wl,-whole-archive
diff --git a/mk/rustllvm.mk b/mk/rustllvm.mk
index 4b16bff7d30..0ed9c55e694 100644
--- a/mk/rustllvm.mk
+++ b/mk/rustllvm.mk
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ rustllvm/$(1)/$(CFG_RUSTLLVM): $$(RUSTLLVM_OBJS_OBJS_$(1)) \
           $$(CFG_GCCISH_POST_LIB_FLAGS) \
           $$(LLVM_LDFLAGS),$$(RUSTLLVM_DEF_$(1)),$$(CFG_RUSTLLVM))
 
-rustllvm/$(1)/%.o: rustllvm/%.cpp $$(MKFILES) \
-		$$(CFG_LLVM_INST_DIR)/bin/llvm-config
+rustllvm/$(1)/%.o: rustllvm/%.cpp $$(MKFILES) $$(LLVM_CONFIG)
 	@$$(call E, compile: $$@)
 	$$(Q)$$(call CFG_COMPILE_C_$(1), $$@, $$(LLVM_CXXFLAGS) $$(RUSTLLVM_INCS_$(1))) $$<
 endef
diff --git a/mk/target.mk b/mk/target.mk
index af31a937ec0..ad6b8cc31db 100644
--- a/mk/target.mk
+++ b/mk/target.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ $$(TARGET_LIB$(1)$(2))/intrinsics.ll: \
 	@$$(call E, sed: $$@)
 	$$(Q)sed s/@CFG_TARGET_TRIPLE@/$(2)/ $$< > $$@
 
-$$(TARGET_LIB$(1)$(2))/intrinsics.bc: $$(TARGET_LIB$(1)$(2))/intrinsics.ll
+$$(TARGET_LIB$(1)$(2))/intrinsics.bc: $$(TARGET_LIB$(1)$(2))/intrinsics.ll \
+		$$(LLVM_CONFIG)
 	@$$(call E, llvms-as: $$@)
 	$$(Q)$$(LLVM_AS) -o $$@ $$<