diff --git a/biology/btllib/Makefile b/biology/btllib/Makefile
index 9761e443973c..7e0e7f209201 100644
--- a/biology/btllib/Makefile
+++ b/biology/btllib/Makefile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ WWW=		https://github.com/bcgsc/btllib
 LICENSE=	GPLv3
 LICENSE_FILE=	${WRKSRC}/LICENSE
 
+NOT_FOR_ARCHS=	armv6 armv7 i386 mips powerpc # temporary until https://github.com/bcgsc/btllib/issues/117 is fixed
+
 BUILD_DEPENDS=	bash:shells/bash \
 		samtools:biology/samtools \
 		cmake:devel/cmake-core