diff --git a/cranelift/src/libcretonne/settings.rs b/cranelift/src/libcretonne/settings.rs
index b3cf494954..186b06fe09 100644
--- a/cranelift/src/libcretonne/settings.rs
+++ b/cranelift/src/libcretonne/settings.rs
@@ -262,6 +262,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(f.to_string(),
                    "[shared]\n\
                     opt_level = \"default\"\n\
+                    is_64bit = false\n\
                     enable_simd = true\n");
         assert_eq!(f.opt_level(), super::OptLevel::Default);
         assert_eq!(f.enable_simd(), true);
diff --git a/meta/cretonne/settings.py b/meta/cretonne/settings.py
index ba95bda36c..4147d5a514 100644
--- a/meta/cretonne/settings.py
+++ b/meta/cretonne/settings.py
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ opt_level = EnumSetting(
         """,
         'default', 'best', 'fastest')
 
+is_64bit = BoolSetting("Enable 64-bit code generation")
+
 enable_simd = BoolSetting(
         """Enable the use of SIMD instructions.""",
         default=True)