diff --git a/srcpkgs/choosenim/template b/srcpkgs/choosenim/template
index 47225018d1c..06eea6d260e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/choosenim/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/choosenim/template
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ do_build() {
 		ppc64le*) arch=powerpc64el;;
 		ppc64*)   arch=powerpc64;;
 		ppc*)     arch=powerpc;;
+		riscv64*) arch=riscv64;;
+		*)        msg_error "choosenim: $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE unknown to template";;
 	esac
 	LDFLAGS+=" $($PKG_CONFIG --libs-only-l --static openssl)"
 	LDFLAGS+=" $($PKG_CONFIG --libs-only-l --static libarchive)"