diff --git a/srcpkgs/unison/template b/srcpkgs/unison/template
index 51991a69dfc..1285e76cd11 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/unison/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/unison/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'unison'
 pkgname=unison
-version=2.53.5
+version=2.53.7
 revision=1
 hostmakedepends="ocaml"
 short_desc="File-synchronization tool"
@@ -8,12 +8,20 @@ maintainer="Andrew J. Hesford <ajh@sideband.org>"
 license="GPL-3.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://www.cis.upenn.edu/~bcpierce/unison/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/bcpierce00/unison/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=330418ad130d93d0e13da7e7e30f9b829bd7c0e859355114bd4644c35fe08d23
+checksum=a259537cef465c4806d6c1638c382620db2dd395ae42a0dd2efa3ba92712bed5
 nocross="OCaml does not cross compile"
+nostrip="$(vopt_if native '' yes)"
+
+build_options="native"
+desc_option_native="Use ocamlopt for native compilation"
+
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64*) build_options_default="native" ;;
+esac
 
 do_build() {
-	command -v ocamlc.opt >/dev/null && NATIVE=true || NATIVE=false
-	CFLAGS= make ${makejobs} DEBUGGING=false THREADS=true NATIVE=$native
+	local _native="$(vopt_if native true)"
+	CFLAGS= make ${makejobs} DEBUGGING=false THREADS=true NATIVE="${_native}"
 	CFLAGS= make ${makejobs} -C man
 }