diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/std.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/std.rb
index f03e56c86eecd..d61c75d7d3feb 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/std.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/std.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def setup_build_environment(formula: nil, cc: nil, build_bottle: false, bottle_a
     self["PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR"] = determine_pkg_config_libdir
 
     self["MAKEFLAGS"] = "-j#{make_jobs}"
-    self["RUSTFLAGS"] = Hardware.rustflags_target_cpu
+    self["RUSTFLAGS"] = Hardware.rustflags_target_cpu(effective_arch)
 
     if HOMEBREW_PREFIX.to_s != "/usr/local"
       # /usr/local is already an -isystem and -L directory so we skip it
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/super.rb b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/super.rb
index 6be9069013ebd..b3629b790b585 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/super.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/extend/ENV/super.rb
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def setup_build_environment(formula: nil, cc: nil, build_bottle: false, bottle_a
 
     self["HOMEBREW_ENV"] = "super"
     self["MAKEFLAGS"] ||= "-j#{determine_make_jobs}"
-    self["RUSTFLAGS"] = Hardware.rustflags_target_cpu
+    self["RUSTFLAGS"] = Hardware.rustflags_target_cpu(effective_arch)
     self["PATH"] = determine_path
     self["PKG_CONFIG_PATH"] = determine_pkg_config_path
     self["PKG_CONFIG_LIBDIR"] = determine_pkg_config_libdir
diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb b/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
index c5b1eab07d67f..1d50182560c46 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/hardware.rb
@@ -226,16 +226,16 @@ def oldest_cpu(_version = nil)
 
     # Returns a Rust flag to set the target CPU if necessary.
     # Defaults to nil.
-    sig { returns(T.nilable(String)) }
-    def rustflags_target_cpu
+    sig { params(arch: Symbol).returns(T.nilable(String)) }
+    def rustflags_target_cpu(arch)
       # Rust already defaults to the oldest supported cpu for each target-triplet
       # so it's safe to ignore generic archs such as :armv6 here.
       # Rust defaults to apple-m1 since Rust 1.71 for aarch64-apple-darwin.
-      @target_cpu ||= case (cpu = oldest_cpu)
+      @target_cpu ||= case arch
       when :core
         :prescott
       when :native, :ivybridge, :sandybridge, :westmere, :nehalem, :core2
-        cpu
+        arch
       end
       return if @target_cpu.blank?