diff --git a/common/environment/build-style/gem.sh b/common/environment/build-style/gem.sh
index 39b5228b45a..73a97bda7d8 100644
--- a/common/environment/build-style/gem.sh
+++ b/common/environment/build-style/gem.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 lib32disabled=yes
 hostmakedepends+=" ruby"
 depends+=" ruby"
-archs=noarch
 
 # default to rubygems
 if [ -z "$distfiles" ]; then