diff --git a/recipes-scanners/arpwatch/arpwatch_3.1.bb b/recipes-scanners/arpwatch/arpwatch_3.1.bb
index c8d31cf..3d8c5ae 100644
--- a/recipes-scanners/arpwatch/arpwatch_3.1.bb
+++ b/recipes-scanners/arpwatch/arpwatch_3.1.bb
@@ -80,4 +80,7 @@ CONFFILE_FILES = "${sysconfdir}/${PN}.conf"
 FILES:${PN} = "${bindir} ${sbindir} ${prefix}/etc/rc.d \
                ${sysconfdir} /var/lib/arpwatch"
 
+COMPATIBLE_HOST:riscv32 = "null"
+COMPATIBLE_HOST:riscv64 = "null"
+
 RDEPENDS:${PN} = "libpcap"