diff --git a/srcpkgs/knot/template b/srcpkgs/knot/template
index afe83fe5910..4c87937564d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/knot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/knot/template
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ _knot_homedir="/var/lib/knot"
 
 make_dirs="/var/lib/knot 0755 _knot _knot"
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+armv6*) broken="ATOMIC_CHAR16_T_LOCK_FREE == 2: insufficient atomics" ;;
+esac
+
 post_install() {
 	vsed -i -e 's/\(user: \)knot:knot/\1 _knot:_knot/' samples/knot.sample.conf
 	vinstall samples/knot.sample.conf 644 etc/knot knot.conf