diff --git a/srcpkgs/texlab/template b/srcpkgs/texlab/template
index a8b0af7b4ca..6e60a74ebf9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/texlab/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/texlab/template
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/latex-lsp/texlab/master/CHANGELOG.m
 distfiles="https://github.com/latex-lsp/${pkgname}/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum="a39766f497dfb2cf9e370ddc430b7d275cb055b4d8a0751d718a86072747a75c"
 nocross=yes # https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/34889
+
+if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_ENDIAN" = "be" -a "$XBPS_TARGET_WORDSIZE" = "32" ]; then
+	broken="smartstring fails to compile"
+fi