diff --git a/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template b/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
index 5ca93e2587b..c27ef19529c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libreoffice/template
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	i686*) broken="can't find liborcus" ;;
+esac
 #!/bin/sh
 # Template file for 'libreoffice'
 pkgname=libreoffice
@@ -7,9 +10,6 @@ build_style=meta
 make_build_args="build-nocheck"
 nocross=yes
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	i686*) broken="can't find liborcus" ;;
-esac
 #
 # XXX: mit-krb5-devel nasm firebird3 hamcrest iwyu ogl-math
 # Missing, required libraries are downloaded and built internally