diff --git a/Applications/Welcome/Makefile b/Applications/Welcome/Makefile
index 9fc91bca6b..7299b09e5b 100644
--- a/Applications/Welcome/Makefile
+++ b/Applications/Welcome/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ LIB_DEPS = GUI Draw IPC Core
 
 .SUFFIXES: .png
 %.png.o: %.png
-	@echo "LINK $<"; $(LINK) --relocatable --format binary --output $@ $<
+	@echo "LINK $<"
+	$(QUIET) $(LINK) --relocatable --format binary -m elf_$(ARCH) --output $@ $<
 
 include ../../Makefile.common
diff --git a/Makefile.common b/Makefile.common
index 924ae18ffa..33df9ab2d9 100644
--- a/Makefile.common
+++ b/Makefile.common
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ ifneq ($(USE_HOST_CXX),)
     AS = as
     LINK = ld
     OBJ_SUFFIX ?= .host
+    ARCH = $(shell arch -s)
 else
     TOOLCHAIN_PATH = $(SERENITY_BASE_DIR)/Toolchain/Local/bin
     CXX = $(PRE_CXX) $(TOOLCHAIN_PATH)/i686-pc-serenity-g++
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ else
     LINK = $(TOOLCHAIN_PATH)/i686-pc-serenity-ld
     RANLIB = $(TOOLCHAIN_PATH)/i686-pc-serenity-ranlib
     AR = $(TOOLCHAIN_PATH)/i686-pc-serenity-ar
+    ARCH = i386
 
     DEFINES += -DDEBUG