diff --git a/Library/Formula/serf.rb b/Library/Formula/serf.rb
index 39ce057b62d2..36c4c1c2d5ac 100644
--- a/Library/Formula/serf.rb
+++ b/Library/Formula/serf.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,12 @@ class Serf < Formula
   url 'http://serf.googlecode.com/files/serf-1.1.0.tar.bz2'
   sha1 '231af70b7567a753b49df4216743010c193884b7'
 
+  def options
+    [['--universal', 'Builds a universal binary.']]
+  end
+
   def install
+    ENV.universal_binary if ARGV.build_universal?
     system "./configure", "--disable-debug",
                           "--disable-dependency-tracking",
                           "--prefix=#{prefix}"