diff --git a/sci-libs/geos/geos-3.7.2.recipe b/sci-libs/geos/geos-3.7.2.recipe
index 5f47d3dfa..48b4d4e63 100644
--- a/sci-libs/geos/geos-3.7.2.recipe
+++ b/sci-libs/geos/geos-3.7.2.recipe
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ SOURCE_URI="https://download.osgeo.org/geos/geos-$portVersion.tar.bz2"
 CHECKSUM_SHA256="2166e65be6d612317115bfec07827c11b403c3f303e0a7420a2106bc999d7707"
 PATCHES="geos-$portVersion.patchset"
 
-ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
-SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86"
+ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
+SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86"
 
 PROVIDES="
 	geos$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion compat >= 3.7