diff --git a/srcpkgs/v8/template b/srcpkgs/v8/template
index 05ad5aa51fc..502270e0246 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/v8/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/v8/template
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ case "${XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE}" in
 	x86_64*) _target="x64";;
 	i686*) _target="ia32";;
 	arm*) _target="arm"; _opts="hardfp=on snapshot=off";;
-	*) msg_error "$pkgname: unknown target architecture!\n" ;;
+	*) broken="unknown target architecture!" ;;
 esac
 
 do_build() {