diff --git a/srcpkgs/nushell/template b/srcpkgs/nushell/template
index c59833b1556..438b7284dc8 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/nushell/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/nushell/template
@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ post_patch() {
 	echo '[patch.crates-io.decimal]' >> Cargo.toml
 	echo 'git = "https://github.com/alkis/decimal"' >> Cargo.toml
 	echo 'rev = "c27d9a165afc55ec98fb4db79b12841df578387e"' >> Cargo.toml
+
+	# the fetch plugin pulls in ring
+	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
+		x86_64*|i686*|aarch64*|arm*) ;;
+		*)
+			vsed -i 's/"fetch",//' Cargo.toml
+			;;
+	esac
 }
 
 post_install() {