diff --git a/devel/p5-IO-Event/Makefile b/devel/p5-IO-Event/Makefile
index bab585a11e479..857eadb5f542a 100644
--- a/devel/p5-IO-Event/Makefile
+++ b/devel/p5-IO-Event/Makefile
@@ -17,14 +17,16 @@ BUILD_DEPENDS=	${RUN_DEPENDS}
 RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-List-MoreUtils>=0:lang/p5-List-MoreUtils
 TEST_DEPENDS=	p5-AnyEvent>=0:devel/p5-AnyEvent
 
+USES=		perl5
+USE_PERL5=	configure
+
+NO_ARCH=	yes
+
 OPTIONS_DEFINE=	ANYEVENT EVENT
 OPTIONS_DEFAULT=ANYEVENT EVENT
 ANYEVENT_DESC=	Use AnyEvent as underlying event handler
 EVENT_DESC=	Use Event as underlying event handler
 
-USE_PERL5=	configure
-USES=		perl5
-
 ANYEVENT_BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-AnyEvent>=0:devel/p5-AnyEvent
 ANYEVENT_RUN_DEPENDS=	p5-AnyEvent>=0:devel/p5-AnyEvent
 EVENT_BUILD_DEPENDS=	p5-Event>=0:devel/p5-Event