diff --git a/build/config/Linux b/build/config/Linux
index e72b11001..7ba799dd3 100644
--- a/build/config/Linux
+++ b/build/config/Linux
@@ -39,20 +39,20 @@ SHAREDLIBLINKEXT = .so
 # Compiler and Linker Flags
 #
 CFLAGS          = 
-CFLAGS32        = -m32
-CFLAGS64        = -m64
+CFLAGS32        = 
+CFLAGS64        = 
 CXXFLAGS        = -Wall -Wno-sign-compare
-CXXFLAGS32      = -m32
-CXXFLAGS64      = -m64
+CXXFLAGS32      = 
+CXXFLAGS64      = 
 SHLIBFLAGS      = 
-SHLIBFLAGS32    = -m32
-SHLIBFLAGS64    = -m64
+SHLIBFLAGS32    = 
+SHLIBFLAGS64    = 
 LIBFLAGS        = 
 LIBFLAGS32      =
 LIBFLAGS64      =
 LINKFLAGS       =
-LINKFLAGS32     = -m32
-LINKFLAGS64     = -m64
+LINKFLAGS32     = 
+LINKFLAGS64     = 
 STATICOPT_CC    =
 STATICOPT_CXX   =
 STATICOPT_LINK  = -static
diff --git a/build/config/Linux32-gcc b/build/config/Linux32-gcc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1243c2284
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build/config/Linux32-gcc
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#
+# $Id: //poco/1.4/build/config/Linux#2 $
+#
+# Linux
+#
+# Make settings for crossbuilding Poco Linux x86 on a Linux x86_64 OS.
+#
+#
+
+include $(POCO_BASE)/build/config/Linux
+
+#
+# Crossbuild Settings
+#
+POCO_TARGET_OSNAME  = Linux
+POCO_TARGET_OSARCH  = x86
+
+#
+# Compiler and Linker Flags
+#
+CFLAGS64        += -m32
+CXXFLAGS64      += -m32
+SHLIBFLAGS64    += -m32
+LINKFLAGS64     += -m32