diff --git a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/defaultpropertyprovider.cpp b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/defaultpropertyprovider.cpp
index 0d8796e9262c60c3a2602440dab4187363be426b..ba24c94fb9f41d4548824f6cd1234cf2efee4349 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/defaultpropertyprovider.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qbsprojectmanager/defaultpropertyprovider.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,20 @@ static MSVCVersion msvcCompilerVersion(const ProjectExplorer::Abi &abi)
     return v;
 }
 
+static void filterCompilerLinkerFlags(const ProjectExplorer::Abi &targetAbi, QStringList &flags)
+{
+    for (int i = 0; i < flags.size(); ) {
+        if (targetAbi.architecture() != ProjectExplorer::Abi::UnknownArchitecture
+                && flags[i] == QStringLiteral("-arch")
+                && i + 1 < flags.size()) {
+            flags.removeAt(i);
+            flags.removeAt(i);
+        } else {
+            ++i;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 QVariantMap DefaultPropertyProvider::autoGeneratedProperties(const ProjectExplorer::Kit *k,
                                                              const QVariantMap &defaultData) const
 {
@@ -234,8 +248,13 @@ QVariantMap DefaultPropertyProvider::autoGeneratedProperties(const ProjectExplor
     data.insert(QLatin1String(CPP_TOOLCHAINPATH), cxxFileInfo.absolutePath());
 
     if (ProjectExplorer::GccToolChain *gcc = dynamic_cast<ProjectExplorer::GccToolChain *>(tc)) {
-        data.insert(QLatin1String(CPP_PLATFORMCOMMONCOMPILERFLAGS), gcc->platformCodeGenFlags());
-        data.insert(QLatin1String(CPP_PLATFORMLINKERFLAGS), gcc->platformLinkerFlags());
+        QStringList compilerFlags = gcc->platformCodeGenFlags();
+        filterCompilerLinkerFlags(targetAbi, compilerFlags);
+        data.insert(QLatin1String(CPP_PLATFORMCOMMONCOMPILERFLAGS), compilerFlags);
+
+        QStringList linkerFlags = gcc->platformLinkerFlags();
+        filterCompilerLinkerFlags(targetAbi, linkerFlags);
+        data.insert(QLatin1String(CPP_PLATFORMLINKERFLAGS), linkerFlags);
     }
 
     if (targetAbi.os() == ProjectExplorer::Abi::MacOS) {