diff --git a/sys-apps/man/man-1.6g.recipe b/sys-apps/man/man-1.6g.recipe
index d4ac859f0..55cd75b11 100644
--- a/sys-apps/man/man-1.6g.recipe
+++ b/sys-apps/man/man-1.6g.recipe
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ PATCHES="man-1.6g.patchset"
 ADDITIONAL_FILES="fix_man_settings_paths.sh"
 
 # disabled: superseded by mandoc
-#ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
+ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 !x86_64"
 
 GLOBAL_WRITABLE_FILES="
 	settings/man.conf keep-old