diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
index 8c685d88cd03c2484fa94f63ba1214a0ca95d3d4..6fba3aded187ae4a24a5bcfda9a14de9d4aec7b7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/formula_installer.rb
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ class FormulaInstaller
 
   def inherited_options_for(dep)
     inherited_options = Options.new
-    if options.include?("universal") && !dep.build? && dep.to_formula.build.has_option?("universal")
+    if (options.include?("universal") || f.build.universal?) && !dep.build? && dep.to_formula.build.has_option?("universal")
       inherited_options << Option.new("universal")
     end
     inherited_options