diff --git a/tools/gn b/tools/gn
index 5d7a7b8e08568..21712208ad831 100755
--- a/tools/gn
+++ b/tools/gn
@@ -196,10 +196,9 @@ def to_gn_args(args):
 
     gn_args['dart_custom_version_for_pub'] = 'flutter'
 
-    # Make sure host_cpu matches the bit width of target_cpu.
-    target_is_32_bit = gn_args['target_cpu'] == 'arm' or gn_args['target_cpu'] == 'x86'
-    if target_is_32_bit:
-      gn_args["host_cpu"] = "x86"
+    # Make sure host_cpu matches the bit width of target_cpu on x86.
+    if gn_args['target_cpu'] == 'x86':
+      gn_args['host_cpu'] = 'x86'
 
     gn_args['flutter_runtime_mode'] = runtime_mode