diff --git a/abuild.in b/abuild.in
index f302046..ff18c6b 100755
--- a/abuild.in
+++ b/abuild.in
@@ -480,9 +480,11 @@ prepare_metafiles() {
 	local builddate=$(date -u "+%s")
 	local size=$(du -sk | awk '{print $1 * 1024}')
 	local parch="$CARCH"
-	if [ "$arch" = "noarch" ]; then
-		parch="noarch"
-	fi
+
+	# we need to wait with setting noarch til our build infra can handle it
+#	if [ "$arch" = "noarch" ]; then
+#		parch="noarch"
+#	fi
 
 	echo "# Generated by $(basename $0) $abuild_ver" >"$pkginfo"
 	if [ -n "$FAKEROOTKEY" ]; then