diff --git a/sys-apps/coreutils/coreutils-8.22.recipe b/sys-apps/coreutils/coreutils-8.22.recipe
index ed3431192..171811315 100644
--- a/sys-apps/coreutils/coreutils-8.22.recipe
+++ b/sys-apps/coreutils/coreutils-8.22.recipe
@@ -26,8 +26,12 @@ ARCHITECTURES="x86_gcc2 x86 x86_64 arm"
 
 PATCHES="
 	coreutils-$portVersion.patchset
-	coreutils-$portVersion.gcc2.patchset
 	"
+if [ $effectiveTargetArchitecture = x86_gcc2 ]; then
+	PATCHES+="
+		coreutils-$portVersion.gcc2.patchset
+	"
+fi
 
 PROVIDES="
 	coreutils = $portVersion compat >= 8