diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux-Initialize.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux-Initialize.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d9cbae486
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux-Initialize.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Match multiarch library directory names.
+set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE_REGEX "[a-z0-9_]+(-[a-z0-9_]+)?-linux-gnu[a-z0-9_]*")
diff --git a/Modules/Platform/Linux.cmake b/Modules/Platform/Linux.cmake
index 3dc3ca3599..1f2d8e6ce1 100644
--- a/Modules/Platform/Linux.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Platform/Linux.cmake
@@ -80,9 +80,6 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
-# Match multiarch library directory names.
-set(CMAKE_LIBRARY_ARCHITECTURE_REGEX "[a-z0-9_]+(-[a-z0-9_]+)?-linux-gnu[a-z0-9_]*")
-
 include(Platform/UnixPaths)
 
 # Debian has lib32 and lib64 paths only for compatibility so they should not be