diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc-linux-gnu/template b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc-linux-gnu/template
index 89beb9f5af8..af78ecf2164 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc-linux-gnu/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc-linux-gnu/template
@@ -34,7 +34,14 @@ makedepends="isl15-devel libmpc-devel zlib-devel"
 depends="${pkgname}-libc-${version}_${revision}"
 nostrip_files="libcaf_single.a libgcc.a libgcov.a libgcc_eh.a
  libgnarl_pic.a libgnarl.a libgnat_pic.a libgnat.a"
-archs="i686 x86_64 ppc64le ppc64"
+
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" != "glibc" ]; then
+	broken="glibc crosstoolchain only available on glibc"
+fi
+
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "ppc" ]; then
+	broken="Can't build crosstoolchain to itself"
+fi
 
 _apply_patch() {
 	local args="$1" pname="$(basename $2)"