diff --git a/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp b/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp
index b748975b32..3303cb9f0a 100644
--- a/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp
+++ b/build/linux/platform_specific_code/juce_linux_SystemStats.cpp
@@ -64,9 +64,14 @@ static juce_noinline unsigned int getCPUIDWord (int* familyModel, int* extFeatur
     unsigned int family = 0;
     unsigned int dummy = 0;
 
+#if JUCE_64BIT
+    __asm__ ("cpuid" 
+               : "=a" (family), "=b" (ext), "=c" (dummy), "=d" (cpu) : "a" (1));
+
+#else
     __asm__ ("push %%ebx; cpuid; mov %%ebx, %%edi; pop %%ebx"
-               : "=a" (family), "=D" (ext), "=c" (dummy),"=d" (cpu)
-               : "a" (1));
+               : "=a" (family), "=D" (ext), "=c" (dummy), "=d" (cpu) : "a" (1));
+#endif
 
     if (familyModel != 0)
         *familyModel = family;