diff --git a/dev-libs/libevent/libevent21-2.1.8.recipe b/dev-libs/libevent/libevent21-2.1.8.recipe
index 6a76cd515..bc4bd9e97 100644
--- a/dev-libs/libevent/libevent21-2.1.8.recipe
+++ b/dev-libs/libevent/libevent21-2.1.8.recipe
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ CHECKSUM_SHA256="965cc5a8bb46ce4199a47e9b2c9e1cae3b137e8356ffdad6d94d3b9069b71dc
 SOURCE_DIR="libevent-${portVersion}-stable"
 
 ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
-SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="?x86"
+SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86"
 
 PROVIDES="
 	libevent21${secondaryArchSuffix} = ${portVersion}