diff --git a/editors/lpe/Makefile b/editors/lpe/Makefile
index 05a799f2c0c8..61dff34fa955 100644
--- a/editors/lpe/Makefile
+++ b/editors/lpe/Makefile
@@ -29,4 +29,10 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS=	--includedir=${LOCALBASE}/include
 MAN1=		lpe.1
 MANLANG=	"" bg cs de es fr pl ru
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+
+.if ( ${ARCH} == "sparc64" )
+BROKEN=         "Does not compile on sparc64 (dynamic lib issues)"
+.endif
+
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>