diff --git a/srcpkgs/mame/template b/srcpkgs/mame/template
index 6efd2a3d4f8..e4ff68f4103 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mame/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mame/template
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl)	CXXFLAGS+=" -DBX_CRT_MUSL=1" ;;
 esac
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64*|i686*) ;;
+	*) broken="it's busted";;
+esac
+
 build_options="qt"
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default="qt"