diff --git a/srcpkgs/libcxx/template b/srcpkgs/libcxx/template
index 6c2e4c846f..e691aec8a5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libcxx/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libcxx/template
@@ -1,15 +1,21 @@
 # Template file for 'libcxx'
 pkgname=libcxx
 version=3.8.0
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=cmake
 hostmakedepends="cmake"
-configure_args="-DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI=libcxxabi -DLIBCXX_ENABLE_STATIC_ABI_LIBRARY=ON"
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+arm*)
+	# libcxxabi doesn't build on arm.
+	;;
+*)
+	configure_args+=" -DLIBCXX_CXX_ABI=libcxxabi -DLIBCXX_ENABLE_STATIC_ABI_LIBRARY=ON"
+	makedepends="llvm-libunwind-devel libcxxabi-devel"
+	LDFLAGS="-Wl,--no-as-needed -lunwind -Wl,--as-needed"
+esac
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	*-musl) configure_args+=" -DLIBCXX_HAS_MUSL_LIBC=YES"
 esac
-makedepends="llvm-libunwind-devel libcxxabi-devel"
-LDFLAGS="-Wl,--no-as-needed -lunwind -Wl,--as-needed"
 make_build_args="VERBOSE=1"
 short_desc="New implementation of the C++ standard library, targeting C++11"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"