diff --git a/var/spack/mock_packages/multimethod/package.py b/var/spack/mock_packages/multimethod/package.py
index b37db9f1eb4..b926d42d7be 100644
--- a/var/spack/mock_packages/multimethod/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/mock_packages/multimethod/package.py
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def has_a_default(self):
     for target in targets:
         @when('='+target.name)
         def different_by_target(self):
-            return self.spec.target.name
+            return self.spec.architecture.target.name
 
 
     #