diff --git a/srcpkgs/wine-gecko/template b/srcpkgs/wine-gecko/template
index e84f94f951c..6ff1e8f8fef 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wine-gecko/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wine-gecko/template
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ long_desc="
  based on a custom version of the Mozilla Gecko Layout Engine. When an
  application tries to display a web page, it loads the WINE custom Gecko."
 
+# XXX there's no support for multilib pkgs yet, so restrict it to x86 for now.
+only_for_archs="i686"
 create_wrksrc=yes
 
 do_extract() {