diff --git a/srcpkgs/cln/template b/srcpkgs/cln/template
index 20d7f2b6f9..07f1d822b7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cln/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cln/template
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@ short_desc="A library for efficient computations with all kinds of numbers in ar
 distfiles="http://www.ginac.de/CLN/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.bz2"
 checksum=2d99d7c433fb60db1e28299298a98354339bdc120d31bb9a862cafc5210ab748
 
-if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = arm* ]; then
-	CPPFLAGS+=" -DNO_ASM"
-fi
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+arm*)
+	CPPFLAGS+=" -DNO_ASM";;
+esac
 
 cln-devel_package() {
 	short_desc+=" - development files"