diff --git a/testing/elektra/APKBUILD b/testing/elektra/APKBUILD
index 7773db4f5b4..c0e7eec8a00 100644
--- a/testing/elektra/APKBUILD
+++ b/testing/elektra/APKBUILD
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ pkgver=0.8.21
 pkgrel=0
 pkgdesc="A universal and secure framework to access configuration parameters"
 url="https://www.libelektra.org"
-arch="all"
+# aarch64: fails to build
+arch="all !aarch64"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
 _luaver=5.3
 # kdb doesn't work correctly without these plugins.