diff --git a/databases/xapian-core/Makefile b/databases/xapian-core/Makefile
index 0d47ac8d33b..256b2aa8bf9 100755
--- a/databases/xapian-core/Makefile
+++ b/databases/xapian-core/Makefile
@@ -33,9 +33,8 @@ CONFIGURE_ENV=	CPPFLAGS="-I${LOCALBASE}/include" \
 
 DEBUG_PACKAGES=	${BUILD_PACKAGES}
 
-.include <bsd.port.arch.mk>
 # amd64-capable CPUs all have SSE
-.if !${ARCH:Mamd64}
+.if ${MACHINE_ARCH} != amd64
 CONFIGURE_ARGS+= --disable-sse
 .endif