diff --git a/srcpkgs/nim/template b/srcpkgs/nim/template
index 67cc47efa13..d9774f93d93 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nim/template
@@ -55,10 +55,11 @@ do_build() {
 		ppc64le*) _arch=powerpc64el;;
 		ppc64*) _arch=powerpc64;;
 		ppc*) _arch=powerpc;;
+		riscv64*) _arch=riscv64;;
 	esac
 
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE"
-	in arm*|aarch64*|ppc*)
+	in arm*|aarch64*|ppc*|riscv64*)
 		vsed -i config/nim.cfg -e 's/^arm\.linux\.gcc\.\(linker\)\?exe /#&/'
 		cat >>config/nim.cfg <<-EDIT
 		# VOIDLINUX TEMP