diff --git a/srcpkgs/gcc/template b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
index 8f8beaa07eb..ee48c6cba14 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/gcc/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/gcc/template
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 	i686-musl) _triplet="i686-pc-linux-musl";;
 	x86_64) _triplet="x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu";;
 	x86_64-musl) _triplet="x86_64-unknown-linux-musl";;
+	armv5tel) _triplet="arm-linux-gnueabi";;
 	armv6l) _triplet="arm-linux-gnueabihf";;
 	armv7l) _triplet="arm-linux-gnueabihf7";;
 	armv6l-musl) _triplet="arm-linux-musleabi";;