diff --git a/srcpkgs/coreutils/template b/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
index 56ee80ade41..e83bd71f18a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/coreutils/template
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ do_configure() {
 		# XXX syncfs() in src/sync.c expects a return value.
 		*-musl) configure_args+=" ac_cv_func_syncfs=no";;
 	esac
-	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
-		arm*-musl)
-		# musl 1.1
+
+	# (y2k38) This can be removed once musl is updated to 1.2.x
+	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_LIBC" = "musl" ] && [ "$XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE" = "32" ]; then
 		configure_args+=" --disable-year2038"
-	esac
+	fi
+
 	#
 	# Do not install kill: provided by util-linux.
 	# Do not install uptime: provided by procps-ng.