diff --git a/libs/openblas/Makefile b/libs/openblas/Makefile
index 1bc6d8177..c3228d14e 100644
--- a/libs/openblas/Makefile
+++ b/libs/openblas/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ endef
 OPENBLAS_TARGET=$(call qstrip,$(CONFIG_OPENBLAS_TARGET_OVERRIDE))
 
 ifeq ($(OPENBLAS_TARGET),)
+# initialize to GENERIC as default
+OPENBLAS_TARGET:=GENERIC
+
 ifeq ($(ARCH),aarch64)
   OPENBLAS_TARGET:=ARMV8
 else ifeq ($(ARCH),arm)
@@ -59,14 +62,6 @@ else ifeq ($(ARCH),mipsel)
   OPENBLAS_TARGET:=MIPS24K
 else ifeq ($(ARCH),powerpc)
   OPENBLAS_TARGET:=PPC440
-else ifeq ($(ARCH),mips64)
-  OPENBLAS_TARGET:=I6400
-else ifeq ($(ARCH),mips64el)
-  OPENBLAS_TARGET:=I6400
-else ifeq ($(ARCH),i386)
-  OPENBLAS_TARGET:=GENERIC
-else ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
-  OPENBLAS_TARGET:=GENERIC
 endif
 endif # ifeq ($(OPENBLAS_TARGET),)