diff --git a/catalyst/base/stagebase.py b/catalyst/base/stagebase.py
index 2dcf6d71..655b3dc4 100644
--- a/catalyst/base/stagebase.py
+++ b/catalyst/base/stagebase.py
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ def __init__(self, myspec, addlargs):
 
                 # Search for a subarchitecture in each arch in the arch_config
                 for arch in [x for x in arch_config if x.startswith(name) and host in arch_config[x]]:
+                    self.settings['basearch'] = arch
                     self.settings.update(arch_config[arch][host])
                     setarch = arch_config.get('setarch', {}).get(arch, {})
                     break