--- a/nss/coreconf/arch.mk
+++ b/nss/coreconf/arch.mk
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@
 # Macros for getting the OS architecture
 #
 
-OS_ARCH := $(subst /,_,$(shell uname -s))
+OS_ARCH ?= $(subst /,_,$(shell uname -s))
 
 #
 # Attempt to differentiate between sparc and x86 Solaris
 #
 
-OS_TEST := $(shell uname -m)
+OS_TEST ?= $(shell uname -m)
 ifeq ($(OS_TEST),i86pc)
     OS_RELEASE := $(shell uname -r)_$(OS_TEST)
 else