diff --git a/editors/xemacs-devel/Makefile b/editors/xemacs-devel/Makefile
index 8c91626dd4a4..a80511f1d23b 100644
--- a/editors/xemacs-devel/Makefile
+++ b/editors/xemacs-devel/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ DIST_SUBDIR=	xemacs
 MAINTAINER=	gj@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	This port tracks the development (GAMMA) version of the XEmacs text editor
 
+NOT_FOR_ARCHS=	sparc64
+
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/etc/enriched.doc:${PORTSDIR}/editors/xemacs-packages
 .if !defined(WITHOUT_X11)
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	jpeg.9:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jpeg \
diff --git a/editors/xemacs/Makefile b/editors/xemacs/Makefile
index b238802a99f9..5e5f91006839 100644
--- a/editors/xemacs/Makefile
+++ b/editors/xemacs/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ DIST_SUBDIR=	xemacs
 MAINTAINER?=	gj@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT?=	This port tracks the stable version of the XEmacs text editor
 
+NOT_FOR_ARCHS=	sparc64
+
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/etc/enriched.doc:${PORTSDIR}/editors/xemacs-packages
 .if !defined(WITHOUT_X11)
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	jpeg.9:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jpeg \
diff --git a/editors/xemacs21/Makefile b/editors/xemacs21/Makefile
index dc83bd1c9982..c3df16c1a083 100644
--- a/editors/xemacs21/Makefile
+++ b/editors/xemacs21/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ DIST_SUBDIR=	xemacs
 MAINTAINER?=	gj@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT?=	XEmacs text editor version 21
 
+NOT_FOR_ARCHS=	sparc64
+
 RUN_DEPENDS+=	${LOCALBASE}/lib/xemacs/xemacs-packages/etc/enriched.doc:${PORTSDIR}/editors/xemacs-packages
 .if !defined(WITHOUT_X11)
 LIB_DEPENDS+=	jpeg.9:${PORTSDIR}/graphics/jpeg \