diff --git a/srcpkgs/sydbox/template b/srcpkgs/sydbox/template
index 87e036cf1af..3a411b878cd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sydbox/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sydbox/template
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ version=1.0.3
 revision=2
 wrksrc="$pkgname-1-$version"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-configure_args="--enable-seccomp"
 hostmakedepends="automake pkg-config libtool pinktrace-devel"
 makedepends="pinktrace-devel"
 short_desc="A ptrace() sandbox utility"
@@ -14,6 +13,12 @@ homepage="http://dev.exherbo.org/~alip/sydbox/sydbox.html"
 distfiles="http://git.exherbo.org/$pkgname-1.git/snapshot/$pkgname-1-$version.tar.gz"
 checksum=0b12475fff909fc55840dc074013b1e68b5cd0713af8666744f3a6cda0ad4942
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	# no seccomp for arm
+	arm*) ;;
+	*) configure_args+=" --enable-seccomp" ;;
+esac
+
 pre_configure() {
 	./autogen.sh
 }