diff --git a/core/combo/arch/arm/armv7-a-neon.mk b/core/combo/arch/arm/armv7-a-neon.mk
index 110533033..a02125835 100644
--- a/core/combo/arch/arm/armv7-a-neon.mk
+++ b/core/combo/arch/arm/armv7-a-neon.mk
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ ARCH_ARM_HAVE_VFP               := true
 ARCH_ARM_HAVE_VFP_D32           := true
 ARCH_ARM_HAVE_NEON              := true
 
-ifeq ($(TARGET_CPU_VARIANT),$(filter $(TARGET_CPU_VARIANT),cortex-a15 krait))
+ifneq (,$(filter cortex-a15 krait,$(TARGET_$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)CPU_VARIANT)))
 	arch_variant_cflags := -mcpu=cortex-a15
 else
-ifeq ($(strip $(TARGET_CPU_VARIANT)),cortex-a8)
+ifeq ($(strip $(TARGET_$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)CPU_VARIANT)),cortex-a8)
 	arch_variant_cflags := -mcpu=cortex-a8
 else
-ifeq ($(strip $(TARGET_CPU_VARIANT)),cortex-a7)
+ifeq ($(strip $(TARGET_$(combo_2nd_arch_prefix)CPU_VARIANT)),cortex-a7)
 	arch_variant_cflags := -mcpu=cortex-a7
 else
 	arch_variant_cflags := -march=armv7-a