diff --git a/srcpkgs/flintlib/template b/srcpkgs/flintlib/template
index 57a4a2de4f4..968dbcb525c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/flintlib/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/flintlib/template
@@ -18,12 +18,16 @@ checksum=5911fedff911100f15781f35e3a4fa934fe60e4aea02a8c10cc8918101c1eed8
 
 build_options="ntl openblas"
 desc_option_ntl="enable NTL support"
-build_options_default="openblas"
+build_options_default=""
 
 if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 	build_options_default+=" ntl"
 fi
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	x86_64*|i686*|aarch64*|arm*|ppc64*) build_options_default+=" openblas";;
+esac
+
 CFLAGS="-D_GNU_SOURCE" # needed for cpu_set_t
 
 flintlib-devel_package() {