diff --git a/common/environment/build-style/gem.sh b/common/environment/build-style/gem.sh
index 4d2c58d1f3..39b5228b45 100644
--- a/common/environment/build-style/gem.sh
+++ b/common/environment/build-style/gem.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 lib32disabled=yes
 hostmakedepends+=" ruby"
 depends+=" ruby"
-noarch=yes
+archs=noarch
 
 # default to rubygems
 if [ -z "$distfiles" ]; then