diff --git a/srcpkgs/x265/template b/srcpkgs/x265/template
index b27f429613..09e24f5736 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/x265/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/x265/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=x265
 version=2.8
 revision=2
-build_wrksrc="source"
+build_wrksrc=source
 wrksrc="x265_${version}"
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DENABLE_PIC=1"
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ homepage="http://x265.org/"
 distfiles="https://bitbucket.org/multicoreware/x265/downloads/x265_${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=6e59f9afc0c2b87a46f98e33b5159d56ffb3558a49d8e3d79cb7fdc6b7aaa863
 
-case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	mips*) configure_args+=" -DCMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR=mips32r2" ;;
-esac
-
 pre_configure() {
 	if [ "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 		sed -i CMakeLists.txt -e "s; -mcpu=native;;"