diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template
index efa14947f3f..fb7bf27b1d3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-static/template
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ hostmakedepends="which pkg-config"
 makedepends="zlib-devel openssl-devel libarchive-devel>=3.1.2"
 depends="xbps-triggers"
 
+only_for_archs="i686-musl x86_64-musl armv6hf-musl armv7hf-musl"
+
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686-musl) CFLAGS+=" -fno-stack-protector";;
-	*-musl) ;;
-	*) msg_error "${pkgname}-${version}: can only be built on musl targets.\n" ;;
 esac
 
 do_fetch() {