diff --git a/winsup/cygwin/profil.c b/winsup/cygwin/profil.c
index be59b4909..2c3a7a5eb 100644
--- a/winsup/cygwin/profil.c
+++ b/winsup/cygwin/profil.c
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ get_thrpc (HANDLE thr)
   ctx.ContextFlags = CONTEXT_CONTROL | CONTEXT_INTEGER;
   pc = (size_t) - 1;
   if (GetThreadContext (thr, &ctx)) {
-#ifndef _WIN64
-    pc = ctx.Eip;
-#else
+#ifdef __x86_64__
     pc = ctx.Rip;
+#else
+#error unimplemented for this target
 #endif
   }
   ResumeThread (thr);