diff --git a/scripts/toolchains/linux.cmake b/scripts/toolchains/linux.cmake
index c50a1c22b8..4cc47f3f1c 100644
--- a/scripts/toolchains/linux.cmake
+++ b/scripts/toolchains/linux.cmake
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if(NOT _VCPKG_LINUX_TOOLCHAIN)
     if(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "x64")
        set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR x86_64 CACHE STRING "")
     elseif(VCPKG_TARGET_ARCHITECTURE STREQUAL "x86")
-       set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR x86 CACHE STRING "")
+       set(CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR i686 CACHE STRING "")
        string(APPEND VCPKG_C_FLAGS " -m32")
        string(APPEND VCPKG_CXX_FLAGS " -m32")
        string(APPEND VCPKG_LINKER_FLAGS " -m32")