--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -749,7 +749,8 @@ class PyBuildExt(build_ext):
         # only change this for cross builds for 3.3, issues on Mageia
         if CROSS_COMPILING:
             self.add_cross_compiling_paths()
-        self.add_multiarch_paths()
+        else:
+            self.add_multiarch_paths()
         self.add_ldflags_cppflags()
 
     def init_inc_lib_dirs(self):
