diff --git a/srcpkgs/tageditor/template b/srcpkgs/tageditor/template
index bbdf7befc3f..4c185b9c8da 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/tageditor/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/tageditor/template
@@ -19,16 +19,20 @@ desc_option_webengine="Enable support for qt5-webengine file views (requires qt)
 desc_option_webkit="Enable support for qt5-webkit file views (requires qt)"
 desc_option_script="Enable support for qt5-script javascript (requires qt)"
 
-# Prefer qt5-webengine to qt5-webkit, if it can be built
 case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-	# qt5-webengine not supported on these architectures
-	ppc|ppc-musl|armv5tel*);;
-	*) if [ "$XBPS_WORDSIZE" = "$XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE" ]; then
-		# webengine can be built only if word size matches
-		webview_backend="webengine"
-	fi;;
+	x86_64*|aarch64*|armv[67]*|ppc64le*)
+		if [ "$XBPS_WORDSIZE" = "$XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE" ]; then
+			_use_webengine=yes
+		fi
+	;;
+	*) ;;
 esac
-build_options_default+=" ${webview_backend:-webkit}"
+
+if [ "$_use_webengine" ]; then
+	build_options_default+=" webengine"
+else
+	build_options_default+=" webkit"
+fi
 
 vopt_conflict webengine webkit