diff --git a/dev-libs/libevent/libevent-2.0.21.recipe b/dev-libs/libevent/libevent-2.0.21.recipe
index cf0e2dd87..e677584a8 100644
--- a/dev-libs/libevent/libevent-2.0.21.recipe
+++ b/dev-libs/libevent/libevent-2.0.21.recipe
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ COPYRIGHT="2000-2007 Niels Provos, 2005 Nick Mathewson, and other contributors."
 
 REVISION="5"
 
-ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86"
+ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
 SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86"
 
 PROVIDES="