diff --git a/srcpkgs/xbps-static-git/template b/srcpkgs/xbps-static-git/template
index 51ac53fb965..d86d267f0d1 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xbps-static-git/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xbps-static-git/template
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ provides="xbps-static-${version}_${revision}"
 replaces="xbps-static>=0"
 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() {