diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipe.py b/pythonforandroid/recipe.py
index 8808ffc0d2..e93bc125e5 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipe.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipe.py
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ def get_recipe_env(self, arch=None, with_flags_in_cc=True):
         self.patch_shebangs(self._host_recipe.local_bin, self.real_hostpython_location)
         env["PATH"] = self._host_recipe.local_bin + ":" + self._host_recipe.site_bin + ":" + env["PATH"]
 
-        host_env = self.get_hostrecipe_env()
+        host_env = self.get_hostrecipe_env(arch)
         env['PYTHONPATH'] = host_env["PYTHONPATH"]
 
         if not self.call_hostpython_via_targetpython: