diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index edf1be7b..3f51ab1f 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
     ):  # BeagleBone Black, Green, PocketBeagle, BeagleBone AI, etc.
         board_reqs = ["Adafruit_BBIO"]
 
-if sys.platform == "linux" and platform.machine != "mips":
+if sys.platform == "linux" and platform.machine() != "mips":
     platform_reqs = ["sysv_ipc>=1.1.0"]
 
 setup(