diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc-linux-musl/template b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc-linux-musl/template
index 0c27812aa62..c2fee07d5a0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc-linux-musl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-powerpc-linux-musl/template
@@ -36,13 +36,16 @@ nopie=yes
 nodebug=yes
 create_wrksrc=yes
 
-archs="i686* x86_64* ppc64*"
 hostmakedepends="tar gcc-objc gcc-go flex perl python3"
 makedepends="zlib-devel gmp-devel mpfr-devel libmpc-devel isl15-devel"
 nostrip_files="libcaf_single.a libgcc.a libgcov.a libgcc_eh.a
  libgnarl_pic.a libgnarl.a libgnat_pic.a libgnat.a"
 depends="${pkgname}-libc-${version}_${revision}"
 
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "ppc-musl" ]; then
+	broken="Can't build crosstoolchain to itself"
+fi
+
 _apply_patch() {
 	local args="$1" pname="$(basename $2)"