diff --git a/srcpkgs/libjpeg-turbo/template b/srcpkgs/libjpeg-turbo/template
index 1a8827eec55..8ba11e0cfbe 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libjpeg-turbo/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libjpeg-turbo/template
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@ pkgname=libjpeg-turbo
 version=1.3.0
 revision=4
 build_style=gnu-configure
+hostmakedepends="nasm"
 configure_args="--disable-static --with-jpeg8"
-if [ "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "i686" -o "$XBPS_TARGET_MACHINE" = "x86_64" ]; then
-	hostmakedepends="nasm"
-fi
 provides="jpeg-8"
 replaces="jpeg>=0"
 short_desc="Derivative of libjpeg which uses SIMD instructions"