diff --git a/srcpkgs/sam/template b/srcpkgs/sam/template
index f2cec906206..74c8785805e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sam/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sam/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'sam'
 pkgname=sam
 version=20150204
-revision=1
+revision=2
 wrksrc="${pkgname}"
 disable_parallel_build=yes
 makedepends="libXft-devel libXt-devel"
@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@ post_extract() {
 do_build() {
 	case "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" in
 		i686*|armv*) USE64BITS=0;;
-		x86_64*) USE64BITS=1;;
+		x86_64*|aarch64*) USE64BITS=1;;
 		*) msg_error "Unknown word length for $XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE";;
 	esac
 
-	make ${makejobs} CC="${CC} ${CFLAGS} \$(SYSFLAGS)" \
+	make ${makejobs} CC="${CC} ${CFLAGS} \$(SYSFLAGS)" DESTDIR=/usr \
 		FREETYPEINC=${XBPS_CROSS_BASE}/usr/include/freetype2 \
 		RXSAMNAME=rsam TERMNAME=/usr/bin/samterm USE64BITS=${USE64BITS}
 }