diff --git a/premake.lua b/premake.lua
index dcab0dec..77a5536b 100644
--- a/premake.lua
+++ b/premake.lua
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@ TRIPLE = "";
 if options["target-override"] then
     TRIPLE = options["target-override"]
 else
-    local p = io.popen("sh config.guess")
-    TRIPLE = p:read()
+    os.execute("sh config.guess > default-target-triple.tmp")
+    TRIPLE = io.open("default-target-triple.tmp"):read()
 end
 
+io.write("Default target: '"..TRIPLE.."'\n");
+
 -- D version - don't change these !!!
 DMDV1 = "1"