madwifi ARCH emerge failure
 

Could someone please explain this error to me:
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* Converting madwifi-0.9.3.3/ath_rate/onoe/Makefile to use M= instead of
SUBDIRS= ...
[ ok ]
* Converting madwifi-0.9.3.3/ath_rate/sample/Makefile to use M= instead of
SUBDIRS= ...
[ ok ]
>>> Source unpacked.
>>> Compiling source
in /var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/madwifi-ng-0.9.3.3/work/madwifi-0.9.3.3 ...
* Preparing ath_hal module
../scripts/get_arch.mk:44: *** ARCH mismatch: supplied "x86",
determined "i386". Stop.
*
* ERROR: net-wireless/madwifi-ng-0.9.3.3 failed.
* Call stack:
* ebuild.sh, line 49: Called src_compile
* environment, line 3184: Called linux-mod_src_compile
* environment, line 2433: Called die
* The specific snippet of code:
* eval "emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)"
CC="$(get-KERNEL_CC)"
LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)"
${BUILD_FIXES} ${BUILD_PARAMS}
${BUILD_TARGETS} " || die "Unable to emake HOSTCC="$(tc-getBUILD_CC)"
CC="$(get-KERNEL_CC)" LDFLAGS="$(get_abi_LDFLAGS)" ${BUILD_FIXES}
${BUILD_PARAMS} ${BUILD_TARGETS}";
* The die message:
* Unable to emake HOSTCC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc CC=i686-pc-linux-gnu-gcc
LDFLAGS= KERNELPATH=/lib/modules/2.6.24-gentoo-r8/build all
*
* If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack if
relevant.
* A complete build log is located
at '/var/log/portage/net-wireless:madwifi-ng-0.9.3.3:20080607-150744.log'.
* The ebuild environment file is located
at '/var/tmp/portage/net-wireless/madwifi-ng-0.9.3.3/temp/environment'.
*

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Where is the i386 coming from?
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Regards,
Mick