diff --git a/rpm-4.14.2.1-target-platform-gnu.patch b/rpm-4.14.2.1-target-platform-gnu.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..27a1c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rpm-4.14.2.1-target-platform-gnu.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- rpm-4.14.2.1/platform.in.orig	2019-08-01 14:18:14.720000000 +0200
++++ rpm-4.14.2.1/platform.in	2019-08-01 14:18:26.733000000 +0200
+@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
+ %_vendor		@RPMCANONVENDOR@
+ %_os			@RPMCANONOS@
+ %_gnu			@RPMRC_GNU@
+-%_target_platform	%{_target_cpu}-%{_vendor}-%{_target_os}
++%_target_platform	%{_target_cpu}-%{_vendor}-%{_target_os}%{_gnu}
+ %optflags		@RPMRC_OPTFLAGS@
+ 
+ %__isa_name		@ISANAME@
diff --git a/rpm.spec b/rpm.spec
index 4583378..29e1504 100644
--- a/rpm.spec
+++ b/rpm.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 Name:          rpm
 Epoch:         1
 Version:       4.14.2.1
-Release:       11mamba
+Release:       12mamba
 Summary:       The RPM Package Manager (RPM) is a powerful package management system
 Group:         System/Management
 Vendor:        openmamba
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ Patch7:        rpm-4.14.2.1-remove_macro_expanded_in_comment_warning.patch
 Patch8:        rpm-4.14.2.1-arm-openamba-force-armv5t.patch
 Patch9:        rpm-4.14.2.1-increase_default_patch_fuzz.patch
 Patch10:       rpm-4.14.2.1-openmamba-buildroot.patch
+Patch11:       rpm-4.14.2.1-target-platform-gnu.patch
 License:       LGPL
 ## AUTOBUILDREQ-BEGIN
 BuildRequires: glibc-devel
@@ -129,6 +130,7 @@ This package should be installed if you want to develop Python programs that wil
 %patch8 -p1
 %patch9 -p1
 %patch10 -p1
+%patch11 -p1
 
 %build
 #:<< _EOF
@@ -270,6 +272,9 @@ _EOF
 %{python27_sitearch}/rpm/*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Aug 01 2019 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 4.14.2.1-12mamba
+- added patch to add %{_gnu} to %_target platform
+
 * Wed Jul 24 2019 Silvan Calarco <silvan.calarco@mambasoft.it> 4.14.2.1-11mamba
 - x86_64: set libexecdir as libexec64; arm: force armv5t; set default_patch_fuzz to 1