diff --git a/src/host.h.in b/src/host.h.in

index 3fdbb05..1b3e684 100644

--- a/src/host.h.in

+++ b/src/host.h.in

@@ -30,7 +30,25 @@

  *

  */

-#define HOST_OS  "@host@@post_host@"

+#if defined(__x86_64__)

+#define HOST_OS  "x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu"

+#elif defined(__i386__)

+#define HOST_OS  "i386-redhat-linux-gnu"

+#elif defined(__ppc64__) || defined(__powerpc64__)

+#define HOST_OS  "powerpc64-redhat-linux-gnu"

+#elif defined(__ppc__) || defined(__powerpc__)

+#define HOST_OS  "powerpc-redhat-linux-gnu"

+#elif defined(__s390x__)

+#define HOST_OS  "s390x-ibm-linux-gnu"

+#elif defined(__s390__)

+#define HOST_OS  "s390-ibm-linux-gnu"

+#elif defined(__sparc__) && defined(__arch64__)

+#define HOST_OS  "x86_64-redhat-linux-gnu"

+#elif defined(__sparc__)

+#define HOST_OS  "i386-redhat-linux-gnu"

+#elif defined(__aarch64__)

+#define HOST_OS  "aarch64-redhat-linux-gnu"

+#endif

 #define BACULA   "@BACULA@"

 #define DISTNAME "@DISTNAME@"

 #define DISTVER  "@DISTVER@"