diff --git a/srcpkgs/xonotic/template b/srcpkgs/xonotic/template
index 28b07bad292..dc46a26f911 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/xonotic/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/xonotic/template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ depends="desktop-file-utils xonotic-data>=${version}"
 
 do_build() {
 	make_build_args="DP_FS_BASEDIR=/usr/share/xonotic/ DP_LINK_TO_LIBJPEG=1"
-	if [ "$XBPS_MACHINE" != "i686" -a "$XBPS_MACHINE" != "x86_64" ]; then
+	if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" != "i686" -a "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" != "x86_64" ]; then
 		make_build_args+=" CFLAGS_SSE= CFLAGS_SSE2="
 	fi
 	echo $make_build_args