diff --git a/srcpkgs/openblas/template b/srcpkgs/openblas/template
index bf35f54a7c..c68e2b89c5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/openblas/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/openblas/template
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
 	x86_64*) make_build_args+=" BINARY=64 DYNAMIC_ARCH=1" ;;
 	ppc64le*) make_build_args+=" TARGET=POWER8" ;;
 	ppc64*) make_build_args+=" TARGET=POWER6" ;;
+	ppc*) broken="64 bit ppc only" ;;
 	mips*) broken="Not supported" ;;
 esac