diff --git a/meta/packages/libmad/libmad_0.15.1b.bb b/meta/packages/libmad/libmad_0.15.1b.bb
index 4e486236cd..a43186bc4f 100644
--- a/meta/packages/libmad/libmad_0.15.1b.bb
+++ b/meta/packages/libmad/libmad_0.15.1b.bb
@@ -23,3 +23,5 @@ do_stage() {
 	oe_libinstall -so libmad ${STAGING_LIBDIR}
 	install -m 0644 mad.h ${STAGING_INCDIR}
 }
+
+ARM_INSTRUCTION_SET = "arm"