--- src/c++/libhdfs/configure.orig	2013-07-23 00:26:40.000000000 +0200
+++ src/c++/libhdfs/configure	2013-11-01 12:45:14.000000000 +0100
@@ -3782,7 +3782,7 @@
   i?86)
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DCPU=\\\"i386\\\""
     HOST_CPU=i386;;
-  x86_64)
+  amd64|x86_64)
     CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -DCPU=\\\"amd64\\\""
     HOST_CPU=amd64;;
   bs2000)