diff --git a/srcpkgs/freeipmi/template b/srcpkgs/freeipmi/template
index 1a7683fd344..1ab711118ea 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/freeipmi/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/freeipmi/template
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ homepage="http://www.gnu.org/software/freeipmi/"
 distfiles="${GNU_SITE}/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=ae20b98d145b6316c4231903a64a96954bdd718e74fc4e6cec2cd0b63edcff53
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+aarch64) configure_args+=" ac_cv_header_sys_io_h=no";;
+esac
+
 post_install() {
 	rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/etc/{sysconfig,init.d}
 	vsv ipmiseld