diff --git a/gap.changes b/gap.changes
index a6136f8..3f88ff5 100644
--- a/gap.changes
+++ b/gap.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Fri Aug 31 21:36:53 UTC 2012 - scorot@free.fr
+
+- add --target to configure for SLE 11 i586 
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fri Aug 31 10:42:16 UTC 2012 - scorot@free.fr
 
diff --git a/gap.spec b/gap.spec
index 0bd28a7..d29c726 100644
--- a/gap.spec
+++ b/gap.spec
@@ -2279,7 +2279,7 @@ sed -i 4729s/else/#else/ ./configure
 %endif
 
 %configure --with-gmp=system --with-gapdir=$PWD \
-	--with-gapbindir=$PWD/obj
+	--with-gapbindir=$PWD/obj --target=%_host
 	COPTS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -O0 -ggdb3";
 make config COPTS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -O0 -ggdb3";
 make %{?_smp_mflags} compile COPTS="$RPM_OPT_FLAGS -O0 -ggdb3";