diff --git a/srcpkgs/qt5-webkit/template b/srcpkgs/qt5-webkit/template
index 0eeb4caa61e..4a4d0282dad 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/qt5-webkit/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/qt5-webkit/template
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ esac
 
 pre_configure() {
 	# work around large debug symbols on 32-bit hosts
-	if [ "$XBPS_WORDSIZE" = "32" ]; then
+	# build on aarch64 builders does get killed for oom
+	if [ "$XBPS_WORDSIZE" = "32" ] || [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "aarch64" ]; then
 		export CFLAGS="${CFLAGS/-g/-g1}"
 		export CXXFLAGS="${CXXFLAGS/-g/-g1}"
 		export LDFLAGS+=" -Wl,--no-keep-memory"