diff --git a/srcpkgs/llvm/template b/srcpkgs/llvm/template
index 7bdcc43b4b9..98b83c1d940 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/llvm/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/llvm/template
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ if [ -z "$CROSS_BUILD" ]; then
 fi
 subpackages+=" lld lld-devel"
 
+case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+	armv5*) broken="Tries to assemble VFP instructions with armv5tel arch";;
+esac
+
 post_extract() {
 	# patches
 	cd ${XBPS_BUILDDIR}/llvm-${version}.src
@@ -119,7 +123,9 @@ pre_configure() {
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		i686*) _arch="X86";;
 		x86_64*) _arch="X86";;
-		arm*) _arch="ARM";;
+		armv5*) _arch="Armv5te";;
+		armv6*) _arch="Armv6";;
+		armv7*) _arch="Armv7";;
 		aarch64*) _arch="AArch64";;
 		mips*) _arch="Mips";;
 	esac