diff --git a/Makefile.inc b/Makefile.inc
index 4828619..4b15d84 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc
+++ b/Makefile.inc
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ CC    = gcc
 
 INSTALL = /usr/bin/install
 
+ARCH       = $(shell uname -p)
+
 PREFIX    ?= /usr/local
 LIBDIR    ?= lib
 LIBEXEC   ?= libexec
@@ -13,7 +15,11 @@ LIBEXECDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/$(LIBEXEC)/kpatch
 DATADIR    = $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/kpatch
 MANDIR     = $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/share/man/man1
 SYSTEMDDIR = $(DESTDIR)$(PREFIX)/lib/systemd/system
-BUILDMOD   ?= yes
+
+# The core module is only supported on x86_64
+ifeq ($(ARCH),x86_64)
+BUILDMOD  ?= yes
+endif
 
 .PHONY: all install clean
 .DEFAULT: all