diff --git a/srcpkgs/libksysguard/template b/srcpkgs/libksysguard/template
index c5966cb9a8..3f26e05b16 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libksysguard/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libksysguard/template
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ checksum=d4d7030a2869a546a211844aa158dcef3598386cc035a8655529938ba102440b
 build_options="webengine"
 
 if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_ENDIAN" = "le" ] && [ "$XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE" = "$XBPS_WORDSIZE" ]; then
-	build_options_default=webengine
+	# qt5-webengine cannot be built for armv5tel
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		armv5tel*) ;;
+		*) build_options_default=webengine ;;
+	esac
 fi
 
 pre_check() {