diff --git a/srcpkgs/openblas/template b/srcpkgs/openblas/template
index e974cbb9c87..3d2b022864a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openblas/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openblas/template
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ distfiles="https://github.com/xianyi/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum="5ef38b15d9c652985774869efd548b8e3e972e1e99475c673b25537ed7bcf394"
 
 case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
+	armv5*) make_build_args+=" TARGET=ARMV5" ;;
 	armv6*) make_build_args+=" TARGET=ARMV6" ;;
 	armv7*) make_build_args+=" TARGET=ARMV7" ;;
 	aarch64*) make_build_args+=" TARGET=ARMV8" ;;