diff --git a/srcpkgs/wlroots/template b/srcpkgs/wlroots/template
index b92a6327657..31fb773511c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wlroots/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wlroots/template
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ checksum=a8c480b1ab3e5fff2d2a38661a0f06eb96af43c1cac02dc02e180d7fa5e8a5fa
 
 LDFLAGS="-lm"
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	armv[56]l*) broken="meson.build:73:0: ERROR:  C library 'm' not found" ;;
+esac
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }