diff --git a/srcpkgs/i8kutils/template b/srcpkgs/i8kutils/template
index c187d910a63..54f26d6212d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/i8kutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/i8kutils/template
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 pkgname=i8kutils
 version=1.43
 revision=2
+archs="x86_64* i686*"
 wrksrc="$pkgname"
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 short_desc="Fan control for certain Dell laptops"
@@ -12,11 +13,6 @@ distfiles="https://launchpad.net/i8kutils/trunk/${version}/+download/i8kutils_${
 checksum=881a211c64f79be6a08c88864deda45280f0ce925ed9e2af180db2d93d364dcb
 conf_files="/etc/i8kmon.conf"
 
-case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
-	i686*|x86_64*) ;;
-	*) broken="this hardware is not available on other architectures" ;;
-esac
-
 do_install() {
 	vbin i8kfan
 	vbin i8kmon