diff --git a/core/host_shared_library.mk b/core/host_shared_library.mk
index 438a9ce3d2..e84078013e 100644
--- a/core/host_shared_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_shared_library.mk
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ ifndef my_module_multilib
 ifeq ($(HOST_PREFER_32_BIT),true)
 my_module_multilib := 32
 else
-# By default we only build host module for the first arch.
-my_module_multilib := first
+# libraries default to building for both architecturess
+my_module_multilib := both
 endif
 endif
 endif
diff --git a/core/host_static_library.mk b/core/host_static_library.mk
index 74ac2ea66f..52c42ef931 100644
--- a/core/host_static_library.mk
+++ b/core/host_static_library.mk
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ ifndef my_module_multilib
 ifeq ($(HOST_PREFER_32_BIT),true)
 my_module_multilib := 32
 else
-# By default we only build host module for the first arch.
-my_module_multilib := first
+# libraries default to building for both architecturess
+my_module_multilib := both
 endif
 endif
 endif