diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 41ea34919..c34fdefa9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -489,7 +489,9 @@ if(MSVC)
 else()
   include(TestCXXAcceptsFlag)
   if (NOT ARM6)
-    set(ARCH native CACHE STRING "CPU to build for: -march value or 'default' to not pass -march at all")
+    if(NOT DEPENDS OR DEPENDS AND NOT ARM)
+      set(ARCH native CACHE STRING "CPU to build for: -march value or 'default' to not pass -march at all")
+    endif()
   endif()
   message(STATUS "Building on ${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR} for ${ARCH}")
   if(ARCH STREQUAL "default")
diff --git a/contrib/depends/toolchain.cmake.in b/contrib/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
index d2fdd4270..b594ddd62 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
+++ b/contrib/depends/toolchain.cmake.in
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ SET(Boost_USE_STATIC_LIBS TRUE)
 SET(Boost_USE_STATIC_RUNTIME TRUE)
 
 SET(OpenSSL_DIR @prefix@/lib)
+SET(ARCHITECTURE @arch@)
 
 # for libraries and headers in the target directories
 set (CMAKE_FIND_ROOT_PATH_MODE_PROGRAM NEVER) # Find programs on host
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ else()
   SET(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER @CXX@)
 endif()
 
-if(ARCH STREQUAL "arm")
+if(ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "arm")
   set(ARCH "armv7-a")
   set(ARM ON)
   set(ARM_ID "armv7-a")
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ if(ARCH STREQUAL "arm")
   set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE release)
   set(BUILD_TAG "linux-armv7")
   set(ARM7)
-elif(ARCH STREQUAL "aarch64")
+elseif(ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "aarch64")
   set(ARCH "armv8-a")
   set(ARM ON)
   set(ARM_ID "armv8-a")