diff --git a/hw/xfree86/int10/meson.build b/hw/xfree86/int10/meson.build
index a309e9b536..ac47baa652 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/int10/meson.build
+++ b/hw/xfree86/int10/meson.build
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ srcs_xorg_int10 = [
 int10_c_args = [xorg_c_args]
 int10_link = []
 
-if host_machine.cpu() == 'i386' or host_machine.cpu() == 'x86_64'
+if host_machine.cpu_family() == 'i386' or host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86_64'
     int10_c_args += '-D_PC'
 endif
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ba308f594f..19c439a6fa 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -324,10 +324,10 @@ message('IPv6 support: ' + (build_ipv6 ? 'YES' : 'NO'))
 int10 = get_option('int10')
 if int10 == 'auto'
     int10 = 'x86emu'
-    if host_machine.cpu() == 'ppc' and host_machine.system() == 'freebsd'
+    if host_machine.cpu_family() == 'ppc' and host_machine.system() == 'freebsd'
         int10 = 'stub'
     endif
-    if host_machine.cpu() == 'arm'
+    if host_machine.cpu_family() == 'arm'
         int10 = 'stub'
     endif
 endif
@@ -614,9 +614,9 @@ endif
 build_acpi = false
 if (get_option('linux_acpi') == true and
    host_machine.system() == 'linux')
-    if (host_machine.cpu() == 'x86' or
-       host_machine.cpu() == 'x86_64' or
-       host_machine.cpu() == 'ia64')
+    if (host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86' or
+       host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86_64' or
+       host_machine.cpu_family() == 'ia64')
         build_acpi = true
     endif
 endif