diff --git a/lib/compiler_rt/common.zig b/lib/compiler_rt/common.zig
index d57c5b3656..ab3d169d1b 100644
--- a/lib/compiler_rt/common.zig
+++ b/lib/compiler_rt/common.zig
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ pub fn panic(msg: []const u8, error_return_trace: ?*std.builtin.StackTrace) nore
 pub const F16T = switch (builtin.cpu.arch) {
     .aarch64, .aarch64_be, .aarch64_32 => f16,
     .riscv64 => if (builtin.zig_backend == .stage1) u16 else f16,
+    .i386, .x86_64 => f16,
     else => u16,
 };