diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-0.8.6i.recipe b/media-video/vlc/vlc-0.8.6i.recipe
index c30af2a8f..39909d85d 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-0.8.6i.recipe
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-0.8.6i.recipe
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ CHECKSUM_SHA256="e99b3b49efd8cae8cf210ca69a5c81ceeac3b2e7d2b1e79df84c9abee4aa842
 PATCHES="vlc-$portVersion.patchset"
 ADDITIONAL_FILES="vlc.rdef.in"
 
-ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86"
-SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86"
+ARCHITECTURES="?x86_gcc2"
+SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="?x86"
 
 PROVIDES="
 	vlc$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion
diff --git a/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.8.recipe b/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.8.recipe
index 5e5a32485..a31c1b180 100644
--- a/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.8.recipe
+++ b/media-video/vlc/vlc-2.2.8.recipe
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ CHECKSUM_SHA256="9bf046848fb56d93518881b39099b8288ee005d5ba0ddf705b6f6643b8d562e
 PATCHES="vlc-$portVersion.patchset"
 ADDITIONAL_FILES="vlc.rdef.in"
 
-ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64"
-SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="x86"
+ARCHITECTURES="!x86_gcc2 ?x86_64"
+SECONDARY_ARCHITECTURES="?x86"
 
 PROVIDES="
 	vlc$secondaryArchSuffix = $portVersion